New coach: BCCI CEO set to meet Virat Kohli and team in Jamaica

Highlights

1. Kohli had said that he will only air his view if the BCCI asks for it.
2. The move according to many is another indicator that it's a formality before Shastri takes over as coach.
3. Venkatesh Prasad has not applied for chief coach's post, contrary to popular belief

Johri will have a detailed discussion with Kohli. (Getty Images)

 

NEW DELHI: The BCCI Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rahul Johri will be in Jamaica to meet Indian captain Virat Kohli and his team, in an attempt to get a feedback on the appointment of the new head coach.

Johri is expected to arrive in Kingston by Wednesday evening to have a detailed discussion with skipper Kohli on the appointment of the coach and other support staff.

"Yes, Rahul has left for Jamaica with permission of the Committee of Administrators (COA). He has been instructed with the task of getting feedback from the captain and the team. The team's feedback will then be passed to the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) to take all parameters into account," a BCCI official privy to the development said.

The move is perceived by many as BCCI and COA's method of trying to gauge the mood of the team as they don't want any discord over new appointee.

A few days ago, Kohli had said that he will only air his view if the BCCI asks for it.

"From a personal point of view, I can't pinpoint anything or give details. We as a team, contrary to a lot of perceptions, only voice our opinions when asked by the BCCI for suggestions. So that is something we have always gone through as a process and that's something we respect as a team," Kohli had said during an interaction with media during the Antigua leg of the series.

But questions are also being raised whether taking feedback from the team tantamounts to showing CAC comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman in poor light.

The move according to many is another indicator that it's a formality before Ravi Shastri takes over the coaching role.

On a different note, it was also learnt that former medium pacer Venkatesh Prasad has not applied for chief coach's post, contrary to popular belief.