Former India captain and Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) member Sourav Ganguly, on 18 July, refused to comment on the re-signing of Bharat Arun as the bowling coach of the Indian cricket team till the 2019 ICC World Cup.
Enough has been said about the matter. I don’t want to comment on this anymore.Sourav Ganguly
The CAC – comprising Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman – had been tasked with appointing the India coach following Anil Kumble's resignation. While appointing Shastri as head coach, they had recommended a 150-day tenure per year for India's World Cup winning pacer Zaheer Khan as bowling consultant. "(We recommended) 150 days a year," Ganguly had said a few days ago.
Batting great Rahul Dravid's name was also included as overseas batting consultant.
But on 18 July, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary said that they haven't yet arrived at any decision on the duo.
India's new coach Ravi Shastri will be at the helm of affairs when India tour Sri Lanka starting 26 July.
Arun was India's bowling coach during Shastri's previous tenure as Team Director and the latter had insisted on his appointment for his second stint with the Indian team.
Batting coach Sanjay Bangar was elevated as the assistant coach while R Sridhar was retained as the fielding coach of the national team.
(With inputs from IANS.)
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