Published: May 30, 2017, 04:09 PM (IST)
Edited: May 30, 2017, 04:09 PM (IST)
Mumbai: Mumbai Cricket Association‘s (MCA’s) Cricket Improvement Committee on Tuesday met to choose the coaches for different age group outfits, but put off selection of the candidate to coach its Ranji Trophy team by a few days. “We have appointed coaches for all the age groups barring the Ranji Trophy and will decide on the matter on June 2,” informed an MCA source who attended the meeting at the Bandra Kurla Complex. The candidates in the running to take over the mantle of the coach of Mumbai’s Ranji outfit are former Test batsman Praveen Amre, who has performed the job earlier, and former India stumper Sameer Dighe, a new entrant to the job, according to the source. Ajit Agarkar named new chairman of selection committee for Mumbai
“The choice will be between these two,” the source indicated. Another ex-India wicket keeper, Chandrakant Pandit, was the coach in the season gone by in which Mumbai reached the final but could not retain the coveted Ranji crown that was won for the first-ever time by Gujarat. Former India and Mumbai cricketer Ajit Agarkar was on Friday named the chairman of selection committee for Mumbai by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). The wiry pacer, who represented the Indian team in 26 Tests, 191 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 4 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) in an international career spanning for almost a decade, comes into the role with a wealth of experience. Mumbai Cricket Association bans 16 players for being over-aged
Agarkar played First-Class cricket for Mumbai for 17 years, ending his career in the year 2013. He will now head the selection committee for senior and U-23 Mumbai teams.
