DTVHINDI“Neither I nor the BCCI have contacted any former Australian player”- Jay Shah refutes Ponting and Langer’s claims
Rahul Dravid’s tenure will end after T20 World Cup 2024. Jay Shah (Image Credit- Twitter X) Rahul Dravid’s tenure as head coach will end after the T20 World Cup 2024. Keeping that in mind, the Board of Control for Cricket in India recently invited applications for the post of head coach. After this, many types of reports came out regarding this in which many types of claims were also made. Many reports claimed that the BCCI offered Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer to become the head coach. However, all these reports have now been dismissed by BCCI secretary Jay Shah. He said that the board has not offered coaching to any former Australian cricketer. Apart from this, he said that BCCI is looking for such veterans who have a good understanding of domestic cricket. Jay Shah denied all the statements of Justin Langer and Ricky Ponting Jay Shah said that, “Neither I nor the BCCI have approached any former Australian player. The news running in some media channels is completely false. Finding the right coach for our national team is a careful and intensive process. We are focused on identifying individuals who have a deep understanding of the Indian cricket structure and have risen in the ranks.” The BCCI secretary also said that having an understanding of Indian domestic cricket will be one of the key criteria for appointing the next coach. He said that this understanding will be important to take Team India to the next level. Let us tell you that both Ponting and Langer are involved in the Indian Premier League as head coaches of Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants respectively. Recently Justin Langer and Ricky Ponting revealed that they had received an offer from BCCI to become the head coach. However, both of them refused to accept this offer. Now the BCCI secretary has rejected the claims of both the legends.
IPL 2024: MCA refutes rumors of extra security for Hardik Pandya at Wankhede
Hardik Pandya has been warmly welcomed by the fans with boos in both the matches of MI so far in IPL 2024. Hardik Pandya, IPL 2024 (Photo Source X) (1) Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) has denied the rumors which claimed that MCA has made separate security arrangements at the stadium for Hardik Pandya. It is noteworthy that ever since Hardik Pandya was traded by Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians, he has been the target of fans. Firstly, he was appointed as the new captain of the team in place of Rohit Sharma, secondly, five-time champion Mumbai Indians has not had a special start in the ongoing season of IPL. The team has faced defeat in the two matches played so far, after which the anger of the fans has reached the seventh level. On the other hand, now Mumbai Indians are going to host Rajasthan Royals at their home after playing their two matches of IPL 2024. This match between the two teams will be played on April 1 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. However, before the start of this match, there were reports on social media that MCA may make special security arrangements for Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya. According to this, if any fan boos or insults Hardik, he will be thrown out of the stadium. But now MCA has completely denied these reports. MCA denied the news Let us tell you that after the news regarding Hardik’s security went viral on social media, MCA issued an official statement saying – There are rumors that MCA has given security instructions against people supporting Rohit and booing Hardik. Even though we know it’s wrong. These are baseless rumours, and no such instructions have been given. We as MCA are following BCCI guidelines to manage fans.
