Ravi Shastri’s contract ends, CAC to take call on new coach: BCCI

he BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said that team director Ravi Shastri’s contract has ended but it can be up for renewal if the high-profile Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly deems fit.

The BCCI had signed a contract with Shastri till the end of the ICC World T20 and it came to an end immediately after India’s ouster in the semi-final. However Shastri’s contract, in case renewed, will be of full-time coach and not director.

“Ravi Shastri’s contract has ended. We are looking at a full-time coach and the decision will be taken by the Cricket Advisory Committee. There won’t be a team director and a full-time coach. It will be only one post and even Ravi’s contract can come up for renewal,” BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said.

Asked about chances of Shastri, who has been a popular choice among some of the senior, getting a second term, Thakur said: “It will entirely be CAC’s call. But it will be the post of a full-time coach. CAC has been asked to shortlist the names of the possible candidates for the post.”

The decision on the new appointment or renewal will be taken after the ICC World T20 final between West Indies and England on Sunday.

“The meeting of the CAC is expected to happen post April 3. It can happen before the start of the IPL also. We will have to decide on the date,” said Thakur.