England cricket coach Andy Flower is among the few who have been reportedly shortlisted by the BCCI for the India job left vacant by Gary Kirsten, prompting a worried ECB to offer the Zimbabwean a new three-year deal.
According to The Daily Telegraph , Flower, along with Duncan Fletcher, are among the shortlisted candidates for the post vacated by Kirsten after India’s World Cup triumph.
The ECB, which is determined to hold on to Flower after he guided England to the Ashes and World Twenty20 triumphs, is doing all it can to prevent the former wicketkeeper from being lured by India.
“Andy Flower has been offered a new three-year contract as the England and Wales Cricket Board attempts to head off any moves for their highly-rated coach from India,” the report said.
“ Telegraph Sport understands Flower is due to meet Hugh Morris, the managing director of the England team, at the end of the month to discuss his long-term future and the direction of the England set-up. It is thought that Flower is on a rolling staff contract, which offers the same protection rights as any other full-time employee.”
Flower, who has been on a holiday after England was knocked out in the quarterfinals of the ODI World Cup, has been non-committal about his future. After the Ashes series, Flower had said that personally I don’t look much further forward than a few months.
