The Baroda Cricket Association is about to call Amol Muzumdar as the top coach for the upcoming home season.
A few weeks in the past, the Cricket Improvement Committee, which incorporates the likes of Kiran More and Irfan Pathan, interviewed eight candidates – Milap Mewada, Mukund Parmar, Irfan Pathan Senior, Jacob Martin, Tushar Arothe, Surendra Bhave, S. Aravind and Muzumdar – and advocate the previous Mumbai captain’s identify for the job.
While the CIC and the members of the BCA had a dialogue on Muzumdar, it’s believed that the choice shall be ratified as soon as the apex council meets subsequent week.
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Muzumdar, who’s at present a coach on the National Cricket Academy’s U-23 camp, had additionally utilized for the India ladies’s head coach position. For the final couple of seasons, Muzumdar was the coach of Mumbai and final season, it didn’t qualify for the knockouts, whereas in 2022, it reached the ultimate earlier than happening to Madhya Pradesh.
Sources within the BCA indicated that the CIC believed that Muzumdar’s huge expertise within the home circuit will assist Baroda, which has been struggling for fairly someday.
This time round, the affiliation is unlikely to rope in any visitor gamers and depend on home-grown skills. Last season, Ambati Rayudu performed for the aspect earlier than saying retirement from all types of cricket within the nation final month.
The affiliation is anticipated to formally identify Muzumdar by subsequent week.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com