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Full-time coach before Pakistan series: Shah

Rajkot: India will play under an interim coach in the one-day series against Australia and a full-time coach would take over before the home series against Pakistan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary, Niranjan Shah, said here on Sunday.

“We (BCCI) have received some applications, which would be reviewed during the Board’s Working Committee Meeting in Bangalore on September 29,” Shah told PTI.

However, he did not disclose the name of any of the applicants.

Shah said a full-time coach would be available only before the Pakistan series and India will have to play against Australia with an interim coach.

Praising Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who led Indian to the final of the World Twenty20 in South Africa, Shah dubbed him the future captain of India.

“Dhoni is India’s future captain in one-dayers and is likely to be the same in Tests also. This decision, however, would be taken by the Selection Committee,” he added.

Reacting on Rahul Dravid’s decision to quit captaincy, Shah said there were no differences between Dravid and the Selection Committee.

“Dravid is an experienced player and he himself has taken the decision to quit the captaincy and the BCCI respects his decision,” he said.

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