(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Ravi Shastri, the former India Allrounder and Team Director, has been appointed Head Coach of the national side until the 2019 World Cup. Zaheer Khan has been named Bowling Consultant for the same tenure, while Rahul Dravid will be India’s Batting Consultant for overseas Test series.
The confirmation came late on Tuesday night (11) after the Committee of Administrators (CoA) impressed upon the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendullkar, and V. V. S. Laxman, the urgent need to end the uncertainty over the next India Coach.
The vacancy arose because Anil Kumble resigned after the Champions Trophy in June, stating that his partnership with India Captain Virat Kohli had become “untenable”. India went to the West Indies to play a limited-overs series without a Head Coach.
Courtesy: ESPN Cricinfo
