New Delhi. The search for the head coach of the Indian cricket team is going on. Many names are coming forward for this responsibility. Meanwhile, Justin Langer has refused to become the head coach of the Indian team. Ricky Ponting has already rejected this role. There are different types of news regarding Stephen Fleming’s claim. The tenure of Indian coach Rahul Dravid is ending after the T20 World Cup.
The last date for applying for the new coach of the Indian cricket team is 27 May. Among the names that have come up so far, Gautam Gambhir seems to be the frontrunner. Apart from Gambhir, the names of Australia’s Ricky Ponting, Justin Langer and New Zealand’s Stephen Fleming are also included in this race.
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Justin Langer, on the question of becoming the Indian coach in the BBC Stumped podcast, clearly said that he would not like to take this responsibility right now. Langer said, ‘This could be a great job. But I would not like to take this responsibility right now.’ On the question of whether he would never want to take this responsibility, Langer said, you cannot say never. There is a lot of pressure regarding this responsibility in India. I once talked to KL Rahul about this. KL said that the pressure and politics that happens during coaching an IPL team is many times more than that of being a coach in the Indian team.
Fleming may also reject the offer
New Zealand’s Stephen Fleming was also considered to be in the race to become the new coach. Fleming is currently playing this role in the Chennai Super Kings team. CSK CEO Kasi Vishwanathan said in a podcast that Fleming would hardly want to become the coach of the Indian team. He said that Fleming did not want any such role in which he would have to stay out of his country for about 10 months. This will have to be done if you become the coach of the Indian team. For this reason, Fleming may reject the offer to become the Indian coach.
Ponting does not want to do a job for 10-11 months in a year
Ricky Ponting has also refused to become the Indian coach citing time. He told ICC, ‘There were some discussions about this during IPL. Actually, I would love to become the senior coach of the national team. But I have other things in my life and I want to spend some time at home. If you work with the Indian team, it is a job of 10-11 months in a year. It doesn’t fit into the lifestyle I have right now..’
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 23, 2024, 23:07 IST