Chittagong, May 19: Sachin Tendulkar wants
the BCCI to consider the players' views while appointing the new
coach for the Indian cricket team. Speaking to newspersons after
scoring his 36th ton in the first Test against Bangladesh,
Tendulkar said he was not aware of the BCCI's seven-member coach
selection panel holding a discussion in Bangalore on June 4 to
find a successor to Greg Chappell. "I have no idea. We did not
have a meeting with the BCCI and we hope that our inputs would
be considered," Tendulkar said.
Earlier in the day, BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah had said the
final decision on appointing a new coach would be taken by the
second week of June by the committee, which is headed by Board
President Sharad pawar. The other members of the committee are
three former skippers Sunil Gavaskar, Shastri and S
Venkataraghavan - Board Treasurer N Srinivasan and Joint
Secretary M P Pandove. Shah is the convenor of the committee.
Tendulkar's comments assume significance in the context of
Chappell's frequent run-ins with the players during his tenure.
Praising Shastri as a "very positive player and person,"
Tendulkar said the former all-rounder has been a great help
during the tour. "It always helps to have a positive person.
Ravi has been a great help as I know what he expects from me and
he knows what is to be expected from me," he said. "We have
played cricket together. He has a good cricketing brain. He
played lot of Test matches and has got many runs." (Agencies)
