Kumble, Shastri make presentations for role of India's head coach

Anil Kumble, the former India captain, Pravin Amre, the former India batsman, Lalchand Rajput, the former India player, and Ravi Shastri, the former India team director, made their presentations for the role of India's next head coach on Tuesday (June 21).
Kumble, Amre and Rajput made their presentations in Kolkata in front of Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Sanjay Jagdale while Sachin Tendulkar joined in via video conference. Shastri too joined in via video conference to present his case.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) received 57 applications for the role of India's next coach and is expected to make an announcement on June 24. The decision will be taken by Tendulkar, Ganguly and Laxman, who are part of BCCI's cricket advisory committee, while Jagdale has been appointed coordinator for the selection process.
Other high profile candidates who missed out were Sandeep Patil, the current India selector, and Venkatesh Prasad, the former India pacer. "I was not invited for an interview," Patil told the Press Trust of India.
Apart from naming the coach, the committee is also expected to validate the suggestions put forward by the technical committee, including holding Ranji Trophy games of the upcoming season at neutral venues. A meeting of the Ranji Trophy coaches and captains is also scheduled for June 23.