Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes that the coach and the captain ought to have a say within the nationwide group choice.
India captain sits within the choice committee assembly to offer his inputs however resolution making energy lies with the five-member choice panel whereas the coach doesn’t have a seat on the desk.
“I think it is extremely important that the captain and the coach should have a say in team selection. I think going forward, both should officially have a say. Especially if the coach is experienced enough, like I was and now how Rahul (Dravid) is,” Shastri informed Star Sports.
Head coach is a part of choice panel in Australia and England.
According to Shastri, himself a former India all-rounder and former Mumbai captain, the skipper should get to see the mindsets of the selectors.
“It ought to occur in a gathering – not on the telephone or exterior – the place the captain is there, in order that he will get to see the mindsets of the selectors.
“What happens in the meeting when the convenor is there, all the big boys are there he should be in that meeting,” added the 59-year-old.
Legendary Rahul Dravid has taken over because the coach of the India group from the final house collection towards New Zealand, succeeding Shastri.
