Secretary of the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) Jay Shah reacted to the contact with Australian cricketers for coaching the Indian team.
According to Indian media reports, Secretary BCCI Jayshah says that no contact was made with Australian cricketers Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer for coaching the Indian team.
He said that we want to bring those people as head coach who understand the structure of the Indian cricket team, the coach has deep knowledge of the framework of domestic cricket, so our new coach can be Indian.
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Yesterday, former Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting revealed that he received an offer to coach the Indian team, but he said that he refused to accept the offer. Similarly, Justin Langer also expressed his disinterest in coaching the team after being consulted by KL Rahul, the captain of the IPL team.
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On the other hand, Andy Flower, a coach from Zimbabwe, also refused to coach the Indian team and took a stand that the franchise is focused on coaching cricket, not interested in full-time coaching
