NEW DELHI: As the search for India’s next head coach intensifies, Sourav Ganguly posted a cryptic message on social media which has piqued the fans’ interest.
“The coach’s significance in one’s life, their guidance, and relentless training shape the future of any person, both on and off the field. So choose the coach and institution wisely…,” Ganguly posted on X.
Meanwhile, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has received more than 3,000 applicants for the post but it is understood that most of them are from fake names including former cricketers and politicians.
Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni are some of the names used by fake applicants for the job.
On May 13, the BCCI had invited applications for the job on Google forms and witnessed a large number of fake applicants for the post on a daily basis.
This is not the first time that the Indian board has had to deal with fake applicants which cost them a lot of time to scrutinise them. In 2022 when the BCCI had invited applications for the post of head coach, they had received around 5,000 applications from imposters using celebrity names. While the BCCI back then had asked the interested candidates to mail their applications, this time it used Google forms.
In its advertisement, the board has outlined the qualities it was looking for in the head coach of the team to be in charge till the 2027 50-over World Cup in South Africa.
The next head coach will begin his tenure soon after the T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean next month. The incumbent Rahul Dravid, whose tenure began in December 2021, has decided against seeking an extension.
Agencies