Internet Desk: The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) will definitely talk to India skipper Virat Kohli before choosing the new coach of the Indian cricket team but they won’t take an opinion from him regarding this issue. The CAC will only explain the “rationale” about their choice.
Earlier today the CAC took the interview of five candidates- Virender Sehwag, Ravi Shastri, Tom Moody, Richard Pybus and Lalchand Rajput. The chair of India coach is vacant right now after legendary leg spinner Anil Kumble left the job after the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.
According to the sources in the interview the candidates were asked few particular questions.
“Let’s get one thing straight. The final decision maker is the CAC and not Virat Kohli. When Sourav said that he will speak to Virat, he meant that once he is back from a break, he will be told what CAC feels about each candidate that they interviewed and why they are choosing a particular candidate,” a senior BCCI official, privy to the development told PTI.
“Virat’s opinion will not be sought. But as a captain, he needs to know the rationale behind the appointment. So he will be kept in the loop,” the official said.
The BCCI, of late, has received a lot of flak due to the perception that skipper Kohli is becoming too powerful where he will have a final say even regarding the choice of a coach.
As per insiders three best presentations on the day were made by Richard Pybus, Tom Moody and Ravi Shastri.
“Some of the presentations were excellent. Pybus and Moody in particular were really well prepared with answers for tough questions. Ravi and Viru also gave elaborate answers on some of tricky issues. There were two basic questions that every candidate was asked,” the source informed.
“The first was their vision going into 2019 World Cup in England and secondly the role of a coach compared to the captain. They were asked how would they handle delicate situations as and when it arises,” he said.
While Kumble’s name was not taken, it was an obvious reference to the Kohli-Kumble issue and how such a prickly situation will be handled by the new man-in-charge.
“Obviously, the coach-captain relationship is one aspect where all five candidates were grilled. The three CAC members all took turns to ask some tough but relevant questions to check their preparedness. What was impressive to find out was that everyone seemed keen to get the job which reflected in their performance,” he said.