CIC chief no easy job, says Nari Contractor

MUMBAI: Former India skipper Nari Contractor was appointed as the chief of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA)'s Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC) on Wednesday.
The former India skipper takes over the post from ex-India stumper Chandrakant Pandit, who was removed in March after he became the director of the Rajasthan Cricket Academy (RCA).
Contractor played 31 Tests for India before his career was cut short when he was hit on the skull by a Charlie Griffith bouncer at Barbados in 1962.
He was involved in the BCA-Mafatlal scheme devised back in 1985 to discover fast bowlers in India, and was also a part of the Board's TRDW scheme in 2002.
"I am happy to be involved with Mumbai cricket again," Contractor told TOI, before clearly spelling it out that his task won't be easy.
"It would be a difficult path. There are some problems because of which Mumbai cricket isn't doing well, and we have to take steps to correct them," he said.
When he was asked what he thought the problems were, and what steps he would recommend to correct them, Contractor said: "It is too early discuss all that at this stage. I have to also see who all are there in the CIC.
"It is basically a thankless job, and how much can you change in one year? I will try my best, but results will take time. In every sport, victory takes time," he stressed.
The CIC is a committee comprising ex-Test cricketers and it works on an honorary basis.
Muzumdar back in the mix
In another development, former Mumbai skipper and the second highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy, Amol Muzumdar, is in line to make a comeback to his home side as the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) named a list of 35 probables for the KSCA tournament, to be played in Bangalore from July 27. The final squad will be selected on July 17.
The 37-year-old Muzumdar has served out his one-year 'cooling period,' imposed on those who play for other states. Muzumdar had led Assam in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons.
Along with the veteran bat, all-rounder Wilkin Mota, and batsmen Bhavin Thakkar and Vinit Indulkar, who both played for Himachal Pradesh, too were named in the probables list. Interestingly, there is a young fast bowler named Mohammad Aamer too in this list!
The captain, it is learnt, will be announced later. Ex-India all-rounder Ajit Agarkar had led Mumbai in the domestic one-dayers and the T20 competition after Wasim Jaffer quit the job.
Meanwhile, the officials of the MCA met on Wednesday to formulate the guidelines for the appointment of coaching director at the association's Bandra-Kurla Complex academy.
The MCA has formed a five-member committee to look for a new director of the academy. The academy has been without a director since July last year.