With Team India all set to enter the new cycle of the ICC World Test Cup (WTC), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to invite fresh applications for the post of national coach on Wednesday. Four months after Chetan Sharma’s unceremonious exit, the Apex Cricket Board has announced a vacation for one member of the men’s selection committee ahead of the West Indies series.
Former Indian cricketer Sharma has resigned as the chairman of the national selection committee following a sting operation. Sharma sparked controversy after an Indian news channel shared a video of the former cricketer making a series of revelations about Rohit Sharma’s India team. Sharma’s second stint as chairman of selectors lasted less than two months as his resignation was reportedly accepted by BCCI secretary Jay Shah.
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Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the BCCI shared a message in which cricket’s apex body mentioned the criteria for applying for the top post. The Men’s Selection Committee member will select a senior national team for representation in Tests, One Day Internationals, Twenty/20 and any other format. Candidates who wish to apply for the above position must meet the following criteria for their applications to be considered.
• Must have played a minimum of:
a) 7 (seven) test matches; OR
b) 30 (thirty) first class matches; OR
c) 10 (ten) one day international matches and 20 (twenty) first class matches.
• Must have retired from the game at least 5 years ago.
• No person who has been a member of any Cricket Committee (as defined in the Constitution and BCCI Rules and Regulations) for a total of 5 years shall be eligible to be a member of the Men’s Selection Committee .
BCCI will call the approved candidates for a personal interview for further evaluation. The post of national coach has been vacant since February. Former Indian cricketer Shiv Sundar Das heads the All India Selection Committee for Senior Players. The committee also includes people like Subroto Banerjee, Salil Ankola and Shridharan Sharath.