Cricket Association of Pondicherry on course to appoint Alvin Kallicharran as mentor
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With the domestic cricket season being four months away, Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) are looking to hire West Indian legend Alvin Kallicharran to mentor the side during the season. Bishan Singh Bedi and former Tamil Nadu leggie VV Kumar have also been approached for the same role.
Pondicherry made its Ranji Trophy debut last year in the plate group and due to the presence of Abhishek Nayar and Pankaj Singh, they had enough experience in their ranks to go through the rigmarole. While Paras Dogra and Pankaj Singh will continue to be the two outstation cricketers for the side, KB Arun Karthick, who turned up for Kerala during the last Ranji season, maybe the third outstation member in the side. However, the franchise wants to bring Kallicharan to mentor the side to help other young cricketers.
"We are in advanced talks with him. He is expected to be in India next month when we will be looking to finalise the deal. The presence of someone as illustrious as Kallicharran is bound to pep up our boys," a CAP individual told TOI on Wednesday.Â
70-year-old Kallicharran represented West Indies in 66 Tests and 31 ODIs and is considered as one of the greatest players to have ever graced the game thanks to his revolutionary batting display. While he made 4399 runs at an average of 44.43 in the longest format of the game, he managed 821 runs at 34.41.
ToI also reported that Bishan Singh Bedi and former Tamil Nadu leg-spinner VV Kumar have been approached to be mentors of the team.Â
"We want the best brains to share their inputs with our team and that's why we are looking to bring Bedi and Kumar on board. We are certain that the duo will add a lot of value to our side," the source added.
