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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to retain batting coach Sanjay Bangar and fielding coach R Sridhar for the Champions Trophy in England next month.
According to a report in The Indian Express, both their contracts had officially concluded in March and would would have come up for discussion in June. However, there is only one change to the support staff with Kapil Malhotra taking over as team manager from Anil Patel.
“It is decided that the support staff will remain the same at the Champions Trophy with the only change being Kapil
Malhotra taking over as manager. Bangar and Sridhar have been asked to extend their services for the duration of the tournament and then it will be decided what needs to be done,” BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary was quoted as saying to The Indian Express.
The Committee of Administrators (CoA) currently in charge of the BCCI had hinted of bringing in annual contracts for all the board-appointed coaches.
Bangar and Sridhar have played a key role in Indian team’s development since their joining and working alongside Ravi Shastri and now with head coach Anil Kumble.
On Monday, BCCI announced the 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy after in the Special General Meeting the members gave a green signal for Team India’s participation in the tournament.
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