Team manager is a long-term role

In his Hindustan times blog, Anand Vasu writes that the BCCI will do the Indian team a great favour by retaining Ranjib Biswal as the manager until the end of the World Cup - a break from the previous trend of appointing new managers for every tour.

It’s unrealistic to expect the BCCI to make a dramatic departure from its ways, and constitution, and appoint someone full-time for the job. What is refreshing, though, is that the cricket-minded in the Board are keen to do what they can within the existing framework, and there’s every indication that Ranjib Biswal, the current manager, will continue through to the end of next year’s World Cup.

While no official announcement is forthcoming, a source close to recent developments confirmed that Biswal, a former cricketer and national selector enjoys the confidence of the powers that be in the Board. The manner in which he handled himself during the failed campaign in the World T20 in the West Indies, and specifically the debriefing he provided in the aftermath, have made him a frontrunner to stay in the job long term.