Revealed: Why Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag Cannot Become India Coach

The Board of Control for Cricket in India is currently on the search for a new head coach. Current head coach Ravi Shastri‘s contract was set to end after the World Cup before the board gave him a 45-day extension. Thus Shastri’s tenure will come to an end after the forthcoming tour of West Indies where India will play Tests, ODI and T20I series.

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The BCCI has already invited applications for the post of coach. The board has given a direct entry to Shastri for being the current coach. Under Shastri, India had a good journey across formats. The Men in Blue won ODI series in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand in addition to winning the Asia Cup. India also won a historic Test series in Australia in addition to winning Test matches in England and Australia.

With Shastri’s tenure now all set to end in a matter of days, the fans have been started voicing their opinions. Quite a number of fans have said on social media that they would love to see Sourav Ganguly or Virender Sehwag as the head coach of the team. Sehwag had applied for the head coach’s post in 2017 but had lost out to Shastri.

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Well, the fans would be disappointed to know that neither Ganguly nor Sehwag are eligible to apply for the post. The BCCI has some eligibility criteria for the candidates who wish to become India coach.

Here are those conditions:

● Head Coach of a full member Test Playing Nation for a minimum period of 2
years OR;
o Head Coach of an Associate member /IPL or Equivalent International
Leagues/First Class Teams/ National A teams, for a minimum period
of 3 years
● Should have played a minimum of 30 Test Matches OR 50 ODIS OR;
o Should have BCCI Level 3 Certification or equivalent
● Below 60 years of age

Well, both Ganguly and Sehwag are below 60 years of age and have played more than 30 Tests. However, neither of the two have coached any international team. Sehwag managed Kings XI Punjab but for a brief period of time and that too not entirely as head coach. On the other hand, Ganguly’s only experience in the backroom staff is serving as the mentor of Delhi Capitals in 2019 IPL. Thus neither of the two legendary players can apply for the post.

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