The former fast bowler of the Indian National Cricket Team Venkatesh Prasad is the latest applicant for a role in the Indian coaching staff. He applied for the Bowling Coach Role, which is currently in the hands of Bharat Arun. Earlier, in 2017, he applied for head coach role, which was later won by Ravi Shastri.
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Prasad, who is currently the chairman of the BCCI junior selecting committee, is keen to get back to a coaching role. He has also been India’s bowling coach in the past. In fact, Prasad was in charge of the bowling department when India won the inaugural 2007 ICC World T20 under Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s captaincy.
Venkatesh Prasad worked in various roles for India:
Prasad’s coaching CV also includes stints as bowling coach for Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab in the IPL. The 49-year-old was also head of the BCCI’s All-India Junior Selection Panel for three years, ending his tenure in 2018.
Venkatesh Prasad has played 33 Tests and 162 ODIs for India during the 1990s and was one of India’s most effective pace bowlers. He finished his three-year term as the junior India chief selector on September 2017.
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However, Bharat Arun looks the likely candidate to seal the job once again. If those reports are to be believed, Arun could turn out to be a unanimous choice considering the performance of India’s pacers in all formats of the game.
In the last 18 to 20 months, the work put in by Arun has been phenomenal. The current Indian attack is considered to be the best in the longest format. Mohammed Shami back at his best and Jasprit Bumrah’s consistency are a few things Arun must get credit for. The selectors might find it difficult to replace him.
The BCCI is slated to review the applications from August 13. As per the BCCI’s new constitution, the post will be picked by the Cricket Advisory Committee. It comprises World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, former head coach Anshuman Gaekwad and women’s team captain Shantha Rangaswamy.
Meanwhile, the national selection panel will conduct the interviews of the support staff applicants. Well, it would be interesting to see how things would pan out for Venkatesh Prasad. For now, the support staff handed a 45-day extension post the World Cup.