Mumbai: Former Wicketkeeper Vinayak Samant, who is the coach of the senior Mumbai team for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 season, is among applicants to post Selector Senior Mumbai team.
On Thursday, the Mumbai Cricket Association (CIC) Improvement Committee (CIC), led by former Batsman and Selector Selector Jatin Pararajape, will interview 40-odd candidates for the position of the Senior Mumbai (Ranji & Under 23) team and U-19 team For the coming season in the Association Facility at BKC.
According to sources, BCCI has sent a tentative calendar – which includes all the domestic tournaments 2021-22 to the State Association.
Thus, with the council seeking to conduct a full domestic season, including the trophy of Ranji and tournaments below 23 and under-19, which cannot be held last time because Covid, MCA wants to be prepared according to it.
With Samant as head coach, Mumbai won the Vijay Hazare Cup (one day everyday) in the 2018-19 season and reached the semiFi from the Trophy Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) next season.
Known as a sandy player, this 48-year-old player played 101 first-class matches, scored 3,496 runs.
He affected 37 stumping and took 310 catches.
“Apart from Samant, (former Fast Indian Bowler) Salil Ankola, who is the first voter of the senior team last year, Kiran Mokashi, Ravi Thakkar, Pradeep Kasliwal, Sunil More and Mayur Kadrekar will appear for interviews for posting, A source told Tii.
Apart from Paranjape, CIC includes the former Indian Vinod and Nilesh Kulkarni player Mumbai’s possibility.
“We just want to get ready for this season, and for that we need to appoint voters because they will choose the possibility (for off-season camps).
After appointing Amol as head coach, we need to appoint the voters to get the entire preparation process for the season starting, “said Paranjape Toi.
Apart from Ankola, the selection committee last season was led by former Fast Indian Bowler, with other panel members to Sanjay Patil, Ravindra Thaker , Zulfiqar Parkar and Ravi Kulkarni.
Earlier this month, MCA has announced on its website that acts “on CIC recommendations, he has extended the last date to receive the application for the senior and junior selector position until 5 pm on April 1, MCA has invited Application for post selectors for its teams at the senior and junior age group level, but the process seems to have been postponed by the second wave of Covid-19.
To be a voter for the senior Mumbai team (including Under-23), someone must play a minimum of seven tests or 30 first-class matches or 10 odi and 20 first-class matches.
The person must retire from the game at least five years before and must be under 70 years old.
The feasibility criteria for Junior Voters mention a minimum of 25 first-class matches.