BCCI grant Ravi Shastri and support staff 45-day extension after World Cup
CoA have decided to extend the contract of Ravi Shastri and the entire group of support staff for 45 more days after the World Cup. The CAC's involvement is required for the purpose of selecting a head coach but the CAC has told BCCI that they are not aware of their exact role and scope.
After a member of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association complaint about Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman, the two alongisde Sourav Ganguly had made it clear to BCCI ombudsman DK Jain that they were not aware of their exact role and scope. In doing so, they also made it clear that if a question of conflict arises due to their IPL roles, they were happy to stay away from functioning as CAC members.
Keeping that in mind, CoA have granted the Indian coaching staff, including chief coach Ravi Shastri, a 45-day extension after the ongoing World Cup even though their contract ends with the mega event.
"After some discussion, the CoA decided that the contracts for the support staff can be extended by 45 days on an ad-hoc basis and that interviews of the support staff should be conducted after the World Cup," the BCCI minutes read.
"As the Cricket Advisory Committee's (CAC) involvement is required for the purpose of selecting a head coach, the BCCI management should speak to the members of the CAC and ascertain what is their expectation vis-a-vis remuneration/compensation for their services and a draft of the terms of reference for the CAC should be prepared and circulated for CoA's consideration," it added.
As per the BCCI’s new constitution, Clause 24 (5) says that while the CEO will appoint team officials for the Indian teams, the head coach of each team shall be appointed by the CAC.