Mumbai: The BBCI chairman of selectors Sandeep Patil has probably become the first big name to submit his application for the post of Indian cricket coach.
Sandeep Patil said, “Yes, I have applied for Indian team coach job.” But, its still unclear whether the former batsman and ex-coach of Kenya has been advised by higher-ups in the Board to apply for the job as the senior selection panel headed by him has already completed most of its top-level assignments till September when the ongoing term is scheduled to come to an end.
The 59-year-old will be one among the many candidates in contention for the job. The report also claimed that selector Vikram Rathour, Pravin Amre, Lalchand Rajput and Hrishikesh Kanitkar are all set to apply for the post.
Even Ravi Shashtri, whose tenure as team director ended recently, is likely to submit his application sooner than later. The applicant must be able to communicate in Indian languages.
One of the nine criteria listed in the application by the BCCI was regarding communication with the team: “The ability to communicate in an Indian language is desirable but by no means mandatory
