Interview for India coach job on June 21

The task of finding the coach for the Indian national team is progressing at high speed with the BCCI calling the shortlisted candidates for an interview on June 21st.

BCCI had announced on June 12, that they have received 57 applications from both Indian and overseas candidates for the India head coach job. On Wednesday, they shortlisted the list of 57 applications to 21 and has been sent to the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and VVS Laxman. The committee will be assisted by Sanjay Jagdale, who is the former secretary and national selector.

On Saturday, the Board’s high-profile Cricket Advisory Committee held their first meeting in this regard at the Cricket Centre in Mumbai. All the 21 shortlisted candidates will take part in the interview. CAC was given the freedom to interview anyone outside this list of 21 too.

“The meeting is being held in Kolkata because Ganguly cannot travel out of the city due to personal reasons,” Board secretary Ajay Shirke told TOI on Sunday.

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Most of the candidates will appear in Kolkata and there are also some applicants who cannot travel to Kolkata and they will be interviewed through video conferencing.

“In case the CAC takes a little more time, the BCCI WC can always authorise the president (Anurag Thakur) and secretary to approve the recommendation of the CAC about the new coach,” said Shirke.

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