Former England coach Duncan Fletcher was the unnamed foreign candidate who has been invited for discussions with the BCCI Search Committee here on June 9, Cricket Board sources said here today.
The sources, however, dismissed speculation about Arjuna Ranatunga, saying the former Sri Lankan captain was not in the race at all despite his name being suggested by Sunil Gavaskar in the meeting of the Search Committee in Bangalore yesterday.

They also said South African Graham Ford, the favourite among the senior members of the Indian team, was most likely to be appointed.

The souces said that giving Ford the Indian job will also help in gaining the vote of South African vote for BCCI President Sharad Pawar in ICC Presidential elections.

"The point that weighs in Ford's favour was that Pawar requires South Africa's vote to become the next International Cricket Council President (ICC)," the sources said.

Pawar has already said that a South African should be the interim ICC President following the death of Percy Sonn, whose tenure was extended till 2009.

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