BCCI Invites Applications For Spin-Bowling Coach At 'Centre of Excellence' To Replace Sairaj Bahutule

Days after former India spinner Sairaj Bahutule resigned from his role, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on March 28 invited applications for a spin-bowling coach at the "Centre of Excellence" (CoE) in Bengaluru, according to a BCCI Media Advisory.

The BCCI released a statement and said that the role is integral to the development and performance enhancement of India's spin bowling talent.

“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) invites applications for the position of Spin Bowling Coach at its state-of-the-art BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru. This role is integral to the development and performance enhancement of India's spin bowling talent across all formats and age groups including India Senior Teams (Men & Women), India A, U-23, U-19, U-16, and U-15 squads and State association players training at the BCCI COE,” BCCI's statement stated.

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The statement added that the new spin bowling coach will work closely with COE's Head Cricket to design and deliver specialized coaching programs. The new spin bowling coach will also assist in performance monitoring.

“The Spin Bowling Coach will work closely with the Head Cricket, BCCI COE, to design and deliver specialized coaching programs and assist in performance monitoring. The role also involves working closely with Selectors, National and State Coaches, Performance Analysts, and Strength & Conditioning experts to develop high-performance training plans,” it added.

While stating the qualifications of the applicants, BCCI stated they should be a "Former India Cricketer OR Former Indian First-Class Cricketer with minimum 75 FC matches and an outstanding track record of cricket coaching for a minimum of 3 years (in the last 7 Years) with a High-Performance Centre/International/India A/India U-19/India Women/IPL team".

The applicants should be a "BCCI COE Level 3 Performance Coach (or equivalent) with an outstanding track record of cricket coaching for a minimum of 3 years (in the last 7 years) with a High-Performance Centre/International/India A/India U-19/India Women/IPL/ State team". 

BCCI will be accepting applications till April 10, 5 PM IST.

Sairaj Bahutule, the former spin-bowling coach at the COE, had stunning numbers in First Class cricket. However, he didn't make a mark in international cricket. Bahutule had played 188 FC matches, taking 630 wickets at an economy rate of 2.56.