The drama came to an end finally, as Ravi Shastri has been named as the head coach of the team India, While former pacer Zaheer Khan has been named the bowling coach.
“After a lot of deliberation, it was decided that Ravi Shastri is the coach and he will be assisted by Zaheer Khan as the bowling coach. Shastri’s presentation and vision towards the 2019 World Cup was really impressive. He will be at the helm till the 2019 World Cup,” a senior BCCI official told.
The CAC had on Tuesday interviewed five candidates — Shastri, Virender Sehwag, Tom Moody, Richard Pybus and Lalchand Rajput. Former West Indies coach Phil Simmons wasn’t available for the interview process.