Lalchand Rajput, former manager of the Indian cricket team, has applied for Team India’s post of Chief Coach. Lalchand is currently the coach of Zimbabwe, but the team has been banned by the ICC. Lalchand was the manager of the team that won the T-20 World Cup in 2007 and the CB Series on the Australian soil in 2008. Apart from them, former Indian all-rounder Robin Singh has applied for the chief coach and Praveen Amre for the batting coach.
LALCHAND WAS THE COACH OF THE INDIAN UNDER-19 TEAM IN 2007.
The BCCI had the deadline for the chief coach of Team India application till July 30. With this, the board had also invited applications for batting coach, bowling coach, and fielding coach. The current coach Ravi Shastri’s tenure ended after the World Cup. Till the West Indies tour, his term of staff and support staff was increased.
Former Mumbai opener Lalchand has played two Tests and four ODIs for India. He started coaching career from under-19 In 2007; they appointed him coach of the Indian under-19 team for the tour of England. After they made this Lalchand the manager of the senior team.
South Africa’s Gary Kirsten became the coach of the Indian team in December 2007, but he officially joined the team from 1 March 2008. During this time Lalchand went as a manager with the Indian team. Team India defeated Australia 2-0 in the best of three finals to win the title.
Lalchand was the coach of Mumbai Indians in the 2008 season of the Indian Premier League. In 2016, he became the coach of Afghanistan cricket team. He then replaced former Pakistani batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq. In his coaching, Afghanistan won the status of being the full member of the ICC by defeating the West Indies. In 2018, he became coach of Zimbabwe.
According to sources, Rajput says that if he is not chosen as the main coach then he is ready to become a batting coach. The new coach of the Indian team will select the cricket advisory committee headed by former captain Kapil Dev. It includes former head coach Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy.
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