<p class="title">A Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) led by World Cup-winning former captain Kapil Dev was on Friday entrusted with the responsibility of selecting India's new coach, the interviews for which are expected to be conducted in mid-August.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The decision was taken by the Committee of Administrators (COA) running Indian cricket after a meeting here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Apart from Kapil, the panel, which picked the women's coach in December last year in the capacity of an ad-hoc body, comprises former women's captain Shantha Rangaswamy and former men's coach Anshuman Gaekwad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the CAC's appointment is specific to picking only the next India coach and is subject to conflict of interest.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Both Kapil and Rangaswamy are also involved with the formation of the Indian Cricketers' Association (ICA) and ethics officers D K Jain will now decide if their roles are conflicted or not.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"These three will pick the men's coach. It is not an ad-hoc body. But this all is subject to conflict of interest and they will give us an undertaking. The interviews of the candidates are expected to take place in mid-August," COA chief Vinod Rai said after the meeting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Asked if captain Virat Kohli will have any say in the process, Rai said, "No, he has no opinion."</p>.<p class="bodytext">As per the BCCI constitution, the CAC can only be appointed at the BCCI AGM which is scheduled for October 22.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This CAC (Kapil, Shantha and Anshuman) will only pick the next India coach and it is absolutely legal," added Rai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The same set of people picked the women's coach and that led to a division in the COA with Diana Edulji calling the move unconstitutional. She is yet to express her views regarding the men's coach appointment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India's incumbent coach Ravi Shastri has been handed an extension till the end of the tour of West Indies from August 3 to September 3. Shastri will have to reapply to be in contention for the position. The last date for applications is July 30.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The COA is, however, still awaiting Supreme Court directions on the conflict of interest case involving the original CAC members Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two have been asked to choose one out of the multiple cricketing roles they are performing at the moment, including commentary.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Only CAC is empowered to pick the head coach but with the old panel comprising Ganguly, Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar as good as dysfunctional, the Kapil-led panel has been finalised for the men's appointment as well.</p>
<p class="title">A Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) led by World Cup-winning former captain Kapil Dev was on Friday entrusted with the responsibility of selecting India's new coach, the interviews for which are expected to be conducted in mid-August.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The decision was taken by the Committee of Administrators (COA) running Indian cricket after a meeting here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Apart from Kapil, the panel, which picked the women's coach in December last year in the capacity of an ad-hoc body, comprises former women's captain Shantha Rangaswamy and former men's coach Anshuman Gaekwad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the CAC's appointment is specific to picking only the next India coach and is subject to conflict of interest.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Both Kapil and Rangaswamy are also involved with the formation of the Indian Cricketers' Association (ICA) and ethics officers D K Jain will now decide if their roles are conflicted or not.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"These three will pick the men's coach. It is not an ad-hoc body. But this all is subject to conflict of interest and they will give us an undertaking. The interviews of the candidates are expected to take place in mid-August," COA chief Vinod Rai said after the meeting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Asked if captain Virat Kohli will have any say in the process, Rai said, "No, he has no opinion."</p>.<p class="bodytext">As per the BCCI constitution, the CAC can only be appointed at the BCCI AGM which is scheduled for October 22.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This CAC (Kapil, Shantha and Anshuman) will only pick the next India coach and it is absolutely legal," added Rai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The same set of people picked the women's coach and that led to a division in the COA with Diana Edulji calling the move unconstitutional. She is yet to express her views regarding the men's coach appointment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India's incumbent coach Ravi Shastri has been handed an extension till the end of the tour of West Indies from August 3 to September 3. Shastri will have to reapply to be in contention for the position. The last date for applications is July 30.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The COA is, however, still awaiting Supreme Court directions on the conflict of interest case involving the original CAC members Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two have been asked to choose one out of the multiple cricketing roles they are performing at the moment, including commentary.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Only CAC is empowered to pick the head coach but with the old panel comprising Ganguly, Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar as good as dysfunctional, the Kapil-led panel has been finalised for the men's appointment as well.</p>