CAC starts interview of candidates for post of Team India head coach, Robin Singh first to appear
The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) is all set to meet on Friday to discuss and interview the candidates, who have applied for the post of the Team India head coach.
The CAC comprises of former India World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, former batsman Anshuman Gaekwad and women's team captain Shantha Rangaswamy will meet at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters in Mumbai and the interviews will be conducted there.
Ravi Shastri, who is currently the head coach of the Indian team, has a contract till the end of the West Indies tour and same goes for his support staff. However, due to his current position, he has been automatically allowed entry into the process and will compete with five others for the post of the head coach.
The five potential candidates have been shortlisted from over 200 applications according to reports and they are all set to present their cases to the three-member panel for one of the most coveted posts in cricket.
The CAC members, on arrival, sidestepped questions on whether Shastri is a clear favourite to retain the job and could well announce the next coach later in the evening and the process will start with Robin Singh being the first candidate to be interviewed.
The support staff of the team, however, is set to be picked by the MSK Prasad-led selection committee.
Here are the six candidates, who could be the next India head coach.
The 44-year-old, who holds the distinction of being the longest-serving coach of the Black Caps, has a vast coaching experience. His first international assignment was with Kenya after the 2011 World Cup.
He had signed a two-year contract but resigned much before the completion of his tenure citing security reasons. He then replaced John Wright as the New Zealand coach in 2012.
Under his coaching, the Kiwis reached its first-ever World Cup final in 2015 where they lost to Australia. His contract was extended in 2016 until the end of the 2019 World Cup, but Hesson resigned in June 2018 in order to spend more time with his family.
Hesson also served as the head coach of IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab before stepping down on August 8 this year. He is running for the head coach position of Pakistan as well.