Omkar Salvi, the previous Mumbai bowling coach, who has been working because the assistant bowling coach for Kolkata Knight Riders for a very long time, has been appointed as the top coach of Mumbai’s senior males’s group for the forthcoming home season. Salvi has thus changed Amol Muzumdar, the Mumbai stalwart, who was on the helm for 2 seasons.
Salvi, the elder brother of India pacer Aavishkar, represented Railways in a solitary one-day in home cricket. But he has developed a repute of being probably the most honest and up to date coaches within the home enviornment.
“Omkar has the experience and the expertise, is updated with the nuances in coaching techniques and psyche of modern-day cricket, so he was our unanimous choice to take Mumbai cricket forward,” Lalchand Rajput, the Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC) chief, instructed Sportstar on Monday.
Rajput’s CIC interviewed seven candidates, together with Salvi and former Mumbai coaches Vinayak Samant and Sameer Dighe, final week earlier than forwarding its advice to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) officers. MCA secretary Ajinkya Naik introduced Dighe’s appointment because the Academy Head of MCA’s Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy at Bandra-Kurla Complex.
Salvi was related because the bowling coach of Mumbai’s group throughout Chandrakant Pandit’s two years as Mumbai coach in 2015-16 and 2016-17. Besides filling within the massive boots of Muzumdar, Salvi may also should chart out a roadmap to assist Mumbai regain its repute of home powerhouse. During Muzumdar’s stint, Mumbai made it to the Ranji Trophy ultimate in 2021-22 and emerged Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy champion in 2022-23.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com