Ravi Shastri's Term as India Cricket Team Director Extended Until 2016 World Twenty20
Ravi Shastri's term as India cricket team director has been extended until next year. They have also extended the terms of bowling coach Bharat Arun and batting coach Sanjay Bangar until the 2016 World Twenty20.
The BCCI has extended the tenure of Ravi Shastri as team India cricket director until the 2016 World Twenty20 that will be held in India. According to release by the BCCI, the tenures of the assistant coaches have also been extended until that period, indicating that the board is not looking at appointing any new coach. (Is Virat Kohli - Ravi Shastri Partnership Making India Ill-Behaved?)
News Alert: Ravi Shastri to continue as Team Director of Indian Cricket Team till ICC World T20 2016 pic.twitter.com/37R942kClq
- BCCI (@BCCI) September 13, 2015
Shastri, who was appointed as the team director for India's tour to England last year, has enjoyed recent success with the team on their tour to Sri Lanka. India bounced back from a 0-1 deficit to clinch a series in Sri Lanka for the first time in 22 years. (Ravi Shastri Adamant India Will Stick to Fearless Cricket)
Along with Shastri, the tenures of assistant bowling coach, Bharat Arun, assistant batting coach Sanjay Bangar and assistant fielding coach R Sridhar have also been extended until the 2016 World Twenty20.
India face a tough upcoming assignment against South Africa in which they play three T20Is, five ODIs and four Tests starting from October 2. Their tenures were approved by the Central Advisory Committee of the BCCI. The committee includes BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya and Secretary Anurag Thakur, who ratified the extension of their tenure.