Moody in fray to become Indias head coach
Rangpur Riders also show interest to get the service of Australian coach
Millions of cricket fans, in India and abroad, await the announcement of the name of Team India coach with bated breath. Who will it be? Will the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) spring a surprise?
BCCIs Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) made up of cricketing legends, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman will most probably have decided on the name of the new coach by the evening of 10 July 2017, reports First Post.
The legendary trio will also, before that decision is made, be briefed by a BCCI official on the preferences of skipper Virat Kohi and some of the teams senior players who are now in the Caribbean Isles.
With that one decision, whether on purpose or by default, the CAC will also have set a direction for Indian cricket for the next decade or so.
Anil Kumble, who had coached Team India from June 2016 onwards, had stepped down from the post after India lost to Pakistan in the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy in England recently.
Tom Moody, 52, played for Australia in the 1990s with moderate success in both Tests and ODIs, though he is a two-time World Cup winner. He was rejected by the BCCI in 2005 in favour of Greg Chappell and again in 2016, when Kumble was appointed. Moody guided Sri Lanka to the finals of the 2007 World Cup. He has had extensive coaching experience in England and in Australia, and has been the coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad since 2012. He helped the Hyderabad-based franchise to its maiden title.
Will he be third-time lucky? Moody, with his experience and performance, should be short-listed, especially since Laxman has watched him from up close.
Meanwhile, Rangpur Riders, a BPL team, claimed to rope in Tom Moody for next three years as their coach for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League. Rangpur Riders chief executive Ishtiaq Sadeque broke the news to media yesterday.
