Uthappa, the two-time Ranji Trophy champion with Karnataka, recently moved to Kerala after a stint with Saurashtra and said that he enjoys the leadership role.
Whatmore said it was easy to talk about the issue in hindsight, adding he had not heard about the boundary count rule.
Warrier leads Kerala’s bowling chart with 39 wickets at 18.33 to help them reach the Ranji Trophy semi-finals for the first time ever.
This is the first time in 68 years that the state team has reached this far in the storied history of India’s premier domestic tournament
Kerala on Thursday became the first team this Ranji Trophy season to make it to the semi-finals after beating former champions Gujarat by 113 runs in Waynad.
Dav Whatmore, a former Pakistan coach, has advised against replacing Sarfraz Ahmed as the Test captain of the national team advocating for consistency in leadership across formats.
The BCCI on Friday invited applications, eyeing men of international stature, for the position of the Indian women's team head coach.
World Cup-winning former Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore on Thursday subscribed to the general view that India have a good chance of winning a maiden Test series in Australia.
In 2016-17 Ranji season, Kerala had won a mere one of their nine matches.
Jalaj Saxena has been consistent with his performance since the past two seasons of the Ranji Trophy.