Former selector Vikram Rathour one of the applicants for India batting coach job

Former national selector Vikram Rathour has applied for India’s batting coach job, spicing up the race for the coveted post. Recently, his candidature was rejected for batting coach role with U-19 team and the National Cricket Academy.

Rathour’s application for coaching the Under-19 team and NCA’s batting consultant was rejected due to conflict of interest; he is related to Ashish Kapoor, who is head of the junior selection panel.

“Rathour was advised by a senior member of the Cricket Operations team that he is conflicted due to Ashish Kapoor’s presence in junior selection panel. However applying for senior team’s batting coach position doesn’t fall under the conflict of interest purview,” a senior BCCI official was quoted as saying by PTI.