VENKATESH PRASAD APPLIES FOR THE ROLE OF TEAM INDIA’S HEAD COACH 

 

 

Following Ravi Shastri and Sandeep Patil, former Indian bowler Venkatesh Prasad has now thrown his hat into the ring by applying for the high profile head coach’s job with the India Cricket team.

 

Venkatesh Prasad on Wednesday confirmed it by saying, “I have applied for the post of head coach this morning”

 

Venkatesh Prasad had been the bowling coach of India between 2007 and 2009 and during his tenure with Team India, Dhoni led Indian side brought many laurels for the country including the inaugural ICC WT20 2007 which held in South Africa. Prasad had also worked as a bowling coach for the now suspended IPL franchisee Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

 

Prasad is currently the chairman of BCCI junior selection committee, has played 33 Tests, and 161 ODIs, and has taken 96 wickets and 196 wickets respectively. He along with with Javagal Srinath was India’s bowling sparehead in the 1990’s and early 2000.