The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) has reportedly told the BCCI not to defer the announcement of India head coach and has directed it to make the announcement on Tuesday (July 11). This comes a day after BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) interviewed five potential candidates and decided to discuss them with Virat Kohli before making the announcement.
“Until all three of us want to speak to ViratKohli, after his coming from America, the respective are concerned to explain to him that the coaches want to function in a certain way and make sure everybody is on the same page once we make the announcement.
Following Anil Kumble’s resignation after the ICC Champions Trophy, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla had stated that the BCCI would name Kumble’s successor before India embark on their tour of Sri Lanka, but Ganguly reckoned that there was no hurry to do so and the aim was to ensure the captain and the team were on the same page before any decision is made. CAC’s apprehension and cautious approach perhaps stem from the recent clash of ideologies between the coach and captain that eventually led to the former’s exit.
Responding to CoA’s latest directive, Ganguly said that he would speak to CoA chairman Vinod Rai as the decision taken by CAC on Monday was done so with permission.
