The Indian Which Hunt

Which candidate to go with is the multi-million dollar question facing the BCCI. Whatmore – with all his obvious interest for this job, which he made amply clear through the media, public, players, and post-it notes – was surprisingly left out of the race. Lets face it, the man has the necessary credentials. Anyway, that googly aside, now it’s down to two candidates, John Emburey and Graham Ford. Obviously “The One” will find the perfect opening combination, smack Sehwag on his balding head every time he has a fling (outside the off stump), fix Irfan’s bowling (just how the heck can you “forget” how to swing the ball beats me), fix the “senior” problems, teach Ganguly how to play the short stuff or get him – and the entire city of Calcutta – a nice retirement package, give Dravid a spine and some imagination, explain Yuvraj twice a day that he is not a super star yet, keep Bhajji out of the team till he looks like he might get a wicket, beat Australia in Australia, make the Indian team unbeatable, win the next three world cups, and live happily ever after.

Read this article on Cricinfo: Emburey – a surprise choice.

His lack of success at two counties, and the rather similar manner in which both roles ended, suggested that his future contribution will be away from direct day-to-day first-team coaching. All that makes India's interest surprising, unless all they were merely seeking to add substance to a one-horse race.

I have a queasy feeling about this whole selection process… What I would give to be a fly on the wall when the committee interviews the candidates!