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Ravi Shastri Indian team's director on Bangladesh tour
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday has said that former Indian captain Ravi Shastri will lead the Indian cricket team as team director for the Bangladesh tour, starting June 10.
Published : 2 June 2015, 10:25 AM
Updated : 2 June 2015, 10:25 AM
“The BCCI wishes to inform that Mr Ravi Shastri, former India Captain, has been appointed as Director of the Indian cricket team for the tour of Bangladesh, starting on 10 June 2015,” said BCCI’s Hony Secretary Anurag Thakur.
Three other Indian cricketers, Sanjay Bangar, Assistant Coach (Batting), B Arun, Assistant Coach (Bowling) and R Sridhar, Assistant Coach (Fielding), will assist Shastri during the tour.
Biswarup Dey will be the Administrative Manager whereas Rishikesh Upadhayaya has been appointed as Logistics Manager for the tour.
The tour involves one Test match and three One-Day Internationals.
Meanwhile, parleys are on over a permanent replacement for Duncan Fletcher, whose term as coach came to an end at the end of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year.
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