The race for the Indian cricket coach continues to throw up surprises with former South African batsman Gary Kirsten today emerging as a front-runner for the high-profile job. The former South African opener was interviewed in the capital by the Coach Selection Committee -- comprising forme

The Cricket Board today made it clear that it would not look beyond the list of applications when the new Team India coach is picked to accompany the side before it leaves for Australia. BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said today that the Board had received 20-22 applications and the coach sel

South African all-rounder Andrew Hall has quit international cricket after being overlooked for the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup. South African Cricketers Association (SACA) chief executive Tony Irish said the 32-year-old Hall's decision has come as a surprise. "Usually, I'm aware of

After being snubbed by South African Graham Ford, the Indian Cricket Board would be more careful in handling the coach selection process in the future, said BCCI President Sharad Pawar. "In future, we will see that these issues are handled carefully," Pawar said on the sidelines

Former Cricket Board President Raj Singh Dungarpur today described BCCI as "unprofessional" after it was embarrassed by South African Graham Ford's refusal to take up the Indian coaching job. "It was BCCI's mistake to prematurely announce Ford's name. It was very unprofessional.

A stunned BCCI today said the Board's Working Committee meeting in Delhi tomorrow will consider the situation arising out of Graham Ford's rejection of its offer to coach the Indian team for a year. Reacting to Ford's decision, BCCI Treasurer N Srinivasan told reporters here that the Board

Player contracts and Zee Group's proposed Indian Cricket League would be key items on the agenda of the Cricket Board's Working Committee meeting in Delhi tomorrow. Other important issues to be taken up for discussion by Working Committee include the finalisation of itinerary of the upcomi

Former cricketer-turned- parliamentarian Navjot Singh Sidhu today said that the Indian cricket team did not need a coach as the job can be done by a professional man manager and the captain of the team. Sidhu said that Ravi Shastri, who was the manager of the team during the Bangladesh tou

Refusing to specify any reason for omitting Australian Dav Whatmore from contention for Team India coach's post, the Cricket Board today said it was a collective decision taken by the Search Committee. Asked why Whatmore was ruled out for the post, BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said, "

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