INDIA COACH

BCCI expected to announce new India coach today

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Amitabh Choudhary said the CAC were in discussions and the announcement should be done today © Agencies

Amitabh Choudhary, Board of Control for Cricket in India's Acting Secretary, said he expects the announcement of India's new coach by end of day on Tuesday (July 11).

Choudhary said the members of the CAC were in discussion about the appointment of the next coach and that an announcement was imminent. He remained tightlipped about the exact time of the announcement, but added that he expects it to be done today.

"The three (CAC members) are talking to each other as we speak, I can understand it's not an easy job. It's a very very difficult job and I give full marks to them. What the CAC will do, or abstain from doing, is completely their freedom. When the BCCI gets into the loop, we'll let you know," Choudhary said.

On Monday, CAC members Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar via tele-conference had interviewed Ravi Shastri, Virender Sehwag, Richard Pybus, Tom Moody and Lalchand Rajput for the post of the India coach.

After the interviews, Ganguly and Laxman, alongwith Choudary, addressed the press and said that they would like to hold on for a little longer and announce the coach after speaking with incumbent India captain Virat Kohli.

"What we have decided is that we will hold on for the time being on the announcement of the coach. We need a few more days and need to talk to a few more people and the captain and then we'll make an announcement. We feel there's no hurry at the moment," Ganguly had said.

Tuesday morning, however, the BCCI was reportedly directed by the Committee of Administrators not defer the announcement and make the announcement by the end of the day. Asked about the CoA pushing the BCCI to make the call, Choudhary said: "Nobody is pushing them (CAC). They are happy to converse and come to a quick conclusion. There is no problem at all. They are also equally sensitive to this fact that the conversation should be complete and comprehensive but it should be time-sensitive."

Earlier, there were widespread rumours that Ravi Shastri had been named the new head coach of the Indian cricket team, pipping the likes of Virender Sehwag, Tom Moody, Phil Simmons, Richard Pybus and Lalchand Rajput for the post. BCCI has quashed the rumours about any appointment, but a call should be expected soon.

*** The story has been edited to reflect Amitabh Choudhary's quotes from the press conference in Mumbai.

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