Ranking the 5 new Indian Cricket team coach candidates

#4 Lalchand Rajput

Can Lalchand Rajput weave his magic again?

Lalchand Rajput has been around the coaching circuit for a little more than a decade, ever since undertaking a similar role for the Indian U-19 side’s tour to England in 2007.

Though terms with Afghanistan and Zimbabwe have followed, the Indian would most fondly be remembered for being associated with India’s triumph in the inaugural edition of the ICC World T20 in 2007.

Rajput was appointed as the manager for the MS Dhoni-led side and he etched his name into the history books courtesy of the team’s ground-breaking victory.

The experienced coach is an adept man-manager and could help gel the dressing room better. Moreover, with talks of a rift within the team not fizzling out, the arrival of Rajput could act as a tonic to those ailments.

However, the Indian’s lack of international pedigree could weigh him down with him not covering himself in any real glory when at the helm for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.

Though he could extract every ounce of performance from the youngsters, his unproven track record of excelling on the biggest of platforms could be an impediment, especially when considering India has been guilty of spurning advantages in crunch situations recently.

Rajput could be a good appointment but at this juncture, one reckons that he might not provide an approach that would be different to what Shastri has adopted.

Thus, it is anyone’s guess what path the BCCI wants to tread on.