Wasim Jaffer has revealed that although Vidarbha was his first preference for coaching, VCA Vice-president Prashant Vaidya didn’t receive his call nor did he respond to his messages. Jaffer has further added that he looks up to Balwinder Singh Sandhu and Chandrakant Pandit for coaching philosophy.

Mumbai’s new coach, Vinayak Samant has stated that he wants to prove himself in the upcoming Ranji season before gaining the confidence of the selectors and the management. Ideally, Samant wants a few changes in the squad (that played last year) which is not possible in his first year.