New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had appointed former Indian captain Ravi Shastri as Director of Indian Team for the five-match ODI series against England besides appointing Sanjay Bangar as assistant to chief coach Duncan Fletcher on Tuesday. The ODI series will begins from August 25.
Sanjay Patel Honorary Secretary of the BCCI announced the appointment of Shastri and Bangar, apart from ‘resting’ fielding coach Trevor Penney and bowling coach Joe Dawes.
Along with Bangar, former India pacers Bharat Arun will also assist Fletcher during the ODIs, with R Sridhar joining the squad as fielding coach.
The press release states, “In culmination of the discussions among all the office-bearers of the BCCI over the last couple of weeks, the BCCI has decided to avail the services of former India captain, Mr. Ravi Shastri, to oversee and guide the Indian cricket team for the forthcoming one-day international matches against England. Duncan Fletcher will continue as Head Coach while Ravi Shastri will be the overall in-charge of Cricket affairs of the Indian Team… In their continuing efforts to re-energise the support to the team, the BCCI has given a break to the bowling coach, Joe Dawes, and the fielding coach, Trevor Penney, for the one-day series, and appointed Sanjay Bangar, former Indian allrounder, and former India fast bowler Bharat Arun as the Asst. coaches of the team. Mr. R. Sridhar will join the support team as the fielding coach for the one-day series.”
Bureau Report
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