Mumbai coach selection process delayed

Press Trust of India  |  Mumbai 

After failing to reach a decision on appointment of Ranji team's during its meeting held here today, the Improvement Committee of Association (MCA) will meet again tomorrow.

CIC members, former pacers Balwinder Singh Sandhu and Raju Kulkarni, along with former players and Sahil Kukreja, interviewed aspirants for the posts of Ranji and Under-19 teams.

"Today, we held a meeting for selection of Mumbai Ranji and Under 19 and after a thorough discussion on a personal level with all coaches, CIC members decided that they will need more time to come to a conclusion. So they will continue the meeting tomorrow," MCA official told reporters.

It is understood that former off-spinner Romesh Powar, ex-Mumbai stumper Vinayak Samant and former Pradeep Sundaram, who had applied for the post of Ranji coach, appeared in person for the interview.

"They have said we need more time, it's an important post. So three people have been short-listed. It's not just the question of and U-19, they want to restructure the complete academy," Khanvilkar said.

Former batsman has not applied for the post, he added.

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First Published: Wed, July 11 2018. 21:25 IST