Will Rodney Marsh be coach of the Indian team?

If discussions in various sections of the Board of Control for Cricket in India are to be believed, the country may have its first foreign cricket coach. The name that is being seriously considered by some of the top BCCI officials is none other than the former Australian wicket keeper Rodney Marsh. The latter also is not averse to the idea of taking charge of the Indian cricket team provided the salary is suitable. However, the BCCI will only take a final decision on the matter after consulting some of the senior members of the team.

Marsh's handling of the students at the National Cricket Academy has impressed everybody amongst the Indian cricket administrators. The problem that they have now is Kapil Dev. The Board does not want to sack Kapil under any circumstances. However, at the moment most of the BCCI officials feel that Kapil has other things on his mind. In fact at Dhaka during the last Asia Cup, Kapil Dev, at one point of time, had seriously thought of resigning from the post. However, some of the senior cricketers in the side prevented him from doing so. So even if the contract between the BCCI and Kapil Dev is for two years, one should not be surprised if he quits after the Sahara Cup at Toronto in September. The Indian team's performance has also not been exactly notable since he took charge of the Indian team last September.

Marsh's name has already been discussed amongst those who make the decisions in the BCCI. And while former Australian captain Bobby Simpson might have been the advisor to the Indian team in the past, his country mate stands a very good chance of becoming the first foreign coach of the Indian team.