Ravi Shastri applying for India coaching job
- IndiaGlitz, [Wednesday,June 28 2017]
Former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri confirmed that he will apply to be the Indian men cricket team's head coach.
The BCCI had invited fresh applications for the role after Anil Kumble made an exit. Five candidates were already shortlisted. The Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sachin Tendular, V V S Laxman and Souraav Ganguly will select the coach.
When Shastri took over as team director in 2014, the India reached great heights and was No. 1 on the Test rankings till February 2016. Shastri also has the 2015 World Cup to his credit. He was not selected as coash when he had applied in 2016.