da poker： Kepler Wessels, the former South Africa captain, is believed to have expressed his interest in the job of India coach
Cricinfo staff11-Jul-2007
Wessels is the latest to evince interest in coaching the Indian team © AllSport UK Ltd
Kepler Wessels, the former South Africa captain, is believed to have expressed his interest in the job of India coach. A report in said Wessels contacted the board indirectly, his agent speaking to the BCCI through a senior member of the Indian team.This would take to four the number of people – the others being Australian John Dyson, Terry Oliver, the current Queensland coach, and New Zealand A coach Dave Nosworthy -associated with the job since Graham Ford turned it down. The position has been vacantsince Greg Chappell’s exit after this year’s World Cup.Wessels, who is currently coach of the South Africa team for theEmerging Players Tournament to take place in Australia, said: “I aminterested in the job and my agent in London is handling the issue on mybehalf. He was supposed to contact the Indian board. I have lefteverything to him.”Wessels’s agent, David Ligertwood, informed , “Wemanage a few Indian cricketers and one of them spoke to the board aboutKepler. The answer was that the board would be interested in speaking tohim. I have not heard anything after that, but will follow up shortly.”Ligertwood works for Athletes 1, the same agency that manages a fewIndian players and has even secured county contracts for the likes ofSourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh.Wessels has been the coach for Northamptonshire, while Dyson has earlierbeen in-charge of the Sri Lankan team.The BCCI has so far not issued any statement.