I am out of the loop: Inverarity

‘‘I have never heard of it. It has never even crossed my mind until now’’, Inverarity, a former Australian opener, told The Indian Express. He refused to comment when asked if he would be interested in the job — if offered to him.

Inverarity (61) led Warwickshire to the County championship last year and has had two previous spells on the coaching staff at Kent before taking over the reigns at Edgbaston. At Kent he interacted with former Indian coach John Wright, who was impressed by his passion for the game.

He toured England with the Australian team of 1968, playing in six Tests and then captained Western Australia. He also spent 36 years in education —after retiring from the game — concluding it with a spell as headmaster of Hale School in Perth.

Waugh for Moody

Greg Chappel has a very sharp cricketing brain. But Tom Moody is young, talented and will gel with the Indian team better. Moody could be a very good mentor. He has a very good work ethic and vision. He is ambitious and very keen to get the job. If I were to choose, I would have preferred him. Similarly, Javagal Srinath could be appointed as the bowling coach of the side.

Jimmy for an Indian

I think we can do with an Indian coach. We have produced world class players. So we don’t need people from outside to tell us what to do. I think we are good enough to do it here. The only problem here is, when you have an Indian coach you want instant results. I feel one has to be given enough time (to prove himself). I think the guy needs to be around for at least two years.

Decision by June 10

The decision on who becomes the next Indian coach would eventually be decided by June 10, as the BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla today confirmed that the deadline has been brought ahead by five days. Speaking to The Indian Express over the phone from New Delhi, Shukla said: “It is certain that we will announce the name of the Indian coach by June 10. The process is already well on course.