3. Sandeep Patil:
Undoubtedly the most experienced candidate in terms of coaching career, Sandeep Patil has previously coached India for a brief period (six months) in 1996. He tasted success as a coach with Kenya in 2003, when the minnows advanced to the semifinal of the World Cup. This stint of Patil’s adds credibility to his profile as BCCI seek an individual who has coached at first-class or international level before. After his Kenya stint, he returned to India for the next 18 months to coach India A. However it did not work out for him as he went back to a minnow, Oman this time, in the Intercontinental Cup and helped them qualify for the ICC Trophy after some strong performances in the ACC Trophy.
Later, Patil became the coach of the Mumbai Champs in the Indian Cricket League. Following a coaching stint with India’s National Cricket Academy in Bangalore, he was named chairman of the national selection panel in September 2012.