Mumbai: While expressing his disappointment over missing out on the India head coach job, Ravi Shastri had said that Sourav Ganguly, one of the members of the Cricket Advisory Committee that conducted the interview, had been absent at the time when he spoke to the panel over videoconference.
A report on ESPNcricinfo however says the panel itself was aware of this though it appears the CAC hadn’t informed Shastri that one of its members would not be present.
“Ganguly was briefed on Shastri’s presentation by the other members of the panel — Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and coordinator Sanjay Jagdale — when he rejoined them. He [Ganguly] had told the committee that he had some commitment, and after sometime, he came back,” a BCCI official was quoted as saying.
“In any case, he was kept in the loop and the panel told what Shastri said during his presentation. Importantly, all other members of the committee were present when Shastri was interviewed,” the official added.
According to BCCI president Anurag Thakur, Kumble was one of the few names the panel had recommended to him. Thakur did not reveal whether Shastri was part of the final picks.
