<p>Sourav Ganguly remained a man at peace with the world even after news spread on Tuesday that Ravi Shastri, not the best of friends, was applying for the Indian cricket team coaching job.<br /><br />Former captain Ganguly is a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) that will select Anil Kumble’s replacement. That the two are not the best of friends is well- documented, but Ganguly seemed to be unperturbed with the latest development.<br /><br />“Everybody has got the right to apply. We will find out. I can also apply provided I’m not an administrator,” Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Ganguly said.<br /><br />The appointment of India’s coach took a new twist as Shastri appeared to be a front-runner a year after Kumble was favoured over him.<br /><br />The two former skippers, then, had exchanged verbal volleys after Shastri, having served as team director for a year, was not considered for the coach’s job as he did not appear for the interview in person.<br /><br />Shastri had openly blamed Ganguly for his ouster, claiming that the former captain, as a member of the CAC, lobbied for Kumble to replace him and convinced the other panel members, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Ganguly thought Kumble and captain Virat Kohli’s dressing room rift after India’s Champions Trophy final loss to Pakistan ought to have been handled in a much better way. “The matter between Kumble and Kohli should have been handled a lot better, by whoever was in charge. It was not handled properly.”</p>
<p>Sourav Ganguly remained a man at peace with the world even after news spread on Tuesday that Ravi Shastri, not the best of friends, was applying for the Indian cricket team coaching job.<br /><br />Former captain Ganguly is a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) that will select Anil Kumble’s replacement. That the two are not the best of friends is well- documented, but Ganguly seemed to be unperturbed with the latest development.<br /><br />“Everybody has got the right to apply. We will find out. I can also apply provided I’m not an administrator,” Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Ganguly said.<br /><br />The appointment of India’s coach took a new twist as Shastri appeared to be a front-runner a year after Kumble was favoured over him.<br /><br />The two former skippers, then, had exchanged verbal volleys after Shastri, having served as team director for a year, was not considered for the coach’s job as he did not appear for the interview in person.<br /><br />Shastri had openly blamed Ganguly for his ouster, claiming that the former captain, as a member of the CAC, lobbied for Kumble to replace him and convinced the other panel members, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Ganguly thought Kumble and captain Virat Kohli’s dressing room rift after India’s Champions Trophy final loss to Pakistan ought to have been handled in a much better way. “The matter between Kumble and Kohli should have been handled a lot better, by whoever was in charge. It was not handled properly.”</p>