BCCI invites applications for coach and other key positions; all you need to know

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially invited applications for the positions of Head Coach, Batting Coach, Bowling Coach, Fielding Coach, Physiotherapist, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Administrative Manager as the ICC World Cup has concluded.

Ravi Shastri will need to reapply once his contract expires after next month's tour of the West Indies. The support staff comprising Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun, batting coach Sanjay Bangar and fielding coach R Sridhar were given a 45-day extension following the World Cup, covering the West Indies tour from August 3 to September 3.

All of them can reapply but team's physiotherapist, strength and conditioning coach will be replaced after World Cup semi-final debacle.

Shastri was appointed India chief coach in 2017 after Anil Kumble's tenure ended prematurely in controversial circumstances. The 57-year-old was also India's director of cricket from August 2014 to June 2016.

JUST IN:BCCI has officially invited applications for the roles of: Head CoachBatting CoachBowling CoachFielding CoachPhysiotherapistStrength and Conditioning CoachAdministrative ManagerCurrent staff will get an automatic entry in the recruitment process.

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However, India have not won a major ICC event under his guidance though the team did make history by winning a maiden Test series in Australia earlier this year.