‘Neither I nor BCCI approached any Australian player': Jay Shah breaks silence

The hunt for Indian Men's Cricket team head coach is making the headlines and the likes of Ponting and Langer have already turned down the offer. However, turns out no offers have been made yet by the BCCI.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah has denied approaching "any former Australian cricketer" for the head coach role a day after Ricky Ponting claimed that he had "a few one-to-one" discussions with the board officials regarding the same during the ongoing IPL 2024.

"I've seen a lot of reports about it," Ponting has said. "There were a few little one-on-one conversations during the IPL, just to get a level of interest from me as to whether I would do it," he added.

Shah, however, denied the reports and called them "incorrect." “Neither I nor the BCCI have approached any former Australian cricketer with a coaching offer. The reports circulating in certain media sections are completely incorrect," Jay Shah said on Friday.

He added that India's next head coach, who would take over the mantle from Rahul Dravid after the T20 World Cup, should have in-depth knowledge of India's domestic cricket structure. "Finding the right coach for our national team is a meticulous and thorough process. We are focused on identifying individuals who possess a deep understanding of the Indian cricket structure and have risen through the ranks. It's crucial that our coach has an in-depth knowledge of our domestic cricket framework to truly elevate Team India to the next level," he said.