It would be an honour to serve the country's national cricket team, reveals Manoj Prabhakar
Manoj Prabhakar has confirmed that he applied for the women's national team coach's job and revealed that it would be an honour for him to serve the nationâs cricket team in some form. Prabhakar asserts that he has the experience to coach the likes of Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur amongst others.
Former India right-arm pacer, Manoj Prabhakar, recently confirmed
In a recent interview with PTI reporters, 55-year old Prabhakar who retired in 1996, revealed that it would be an honour for him to coach the Indian national team in some form or another.Â
"Yes, I have applied for the chief coach's post. It would be an honour to serve the country's national cricket team in any capacity," Prabhakar told PTI on Sunday.
If shortlisted for the job, Prabhakar might be interviewed by former teammate Kapil Dev along with Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy. The former Afghanistan bowling coach suggested he had enough experience to coach the likes of Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and the rest of the Indian team.
"You asked me if I had applied or not and I said yes. Why did I apply? Because I feel that I can contribute with my cricketing knowledge. There is so much talent in women's game and I think I have the experience to help the likes of Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana," he added.
However, the last date for submitting CVs for the vacant post is December 14 but there are questions being raised whether both Prabhakar and Gibbs would make the shortlist considering their involvement in match fixing scandals in the past.
"If the committee, after doing due diligence, finds their candidature suitable, they will be shortlisted. As far as controversies are concerned, Gibbs had played for Deccan Chargers in 2008 IPL and Prabhakar has coached Delhi, UP and Rajasthan in Ranji Trophy, much after the controversy. So it won't be an issue," a senior BCCI official told TOI.
