Mike Hesson applies for Indian cricket head coach coach

Former New Zealand coach  - Mike Hesson - will hand in his application to become the next coach of the Indian cricket team as BCCI seek submissions for the same. Hesson has until July 30 to send in his CV after which the Indian governing body will begin the process to elect the next coach of the national side. Former India cricketer, Ravi Shastri, who served as coach of India since 2017, will be given direct entry for the interview process due to his commendable work with Virat Kohli & Co. in the last two years.

“Hesson is very much interested in applying for the head coach’s position. He has spent a couple of months in India already working with Kings XI in IPL as well as doing television work with the hosts broadcasters. He’ll love to work with a high-profile team like India after a highly successful stint with New Zealand. Hesson and his agent need to be convinced about the conditions of the job as laid down by the BCCI. But chances are that they will be sending their application in soon,” a source told CricketNext. 

However, the former Kenya cricket coach faces a slight issue though due to his role as coach of Kings XI Punjab in the IPL. As per BCCI rules, any coach involved with an IPL team needs to give an affidavit to clear him of potential ‘conflict of interest’.

“Gary Kirsten applied for the women coach’s job earlier this year when he was still employed with the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He had to furnish an affidavit to the BCCI stating that he would give up his position with the IPL franchise if he was selected for the job. Although Kirsten was the first choice of the ad-hoc Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), he couldn’t accept the position because he was not able to fulfil the terms of the affidavit,” a senior BCCI official informed CricketNext.