Three new applicants for post of India coach

MUMBAI, June 28: The search for the next Indian coach has moved into second gear. The process, which seemed to have hit a rough patch after Graham Ford turned down the offer, is back in full swing.
Close on the heels of receiving an application from former Sri Lanka coach John Dyson, the BCCI has now received two more CVs. Queensland coach Terry Oliver sent in his application for the job on Thursday.Then, later in the day, New Zealand state side Canterbury coach Dave Nosworthy's agent mailed his bio-data to the BCCI. The BCCI is expected to formulate a process only next week after the board's high-ranking officials return from the ICC meetings in London.
Oliver was also in the running for the Lankan job, but lost out to Trevor Bayliss. Based in Brisbane, Oliver claimed he was 'very interested' in the job. "I'm comfortable where I am. But I have ambitions too," Oliver, who has worked with former West Indies coach Bennett King in the past, told TOI.
Nosworthy, 39, is currently coaching the New Zealand 'A' team in Australia. "I have had a good run with Canterbury. If there is anything more to it (Indian job) my agent in England will handle it," said Nosworthy from Darwin.
On Thursday evening, agent Paul Carrick got in touch with senior BCCI officials and sent Nosworthy's details. "Dave is doing well with Canterbury, but he is open to international jobs," Carrick revealed. Most of the other names doing the rounds have informally 'turned down' the idea. Victoria coach Greg Shipperd, another Sri Lanka reject, is "happy where he is".
Former New Zealand coach Steve Rixon, who turned down the Pakistan offer earlier this month, could have been a candidate. "I do not want to be in a situation where there are five of us. I am not going to pitch for anything," Rixon said.
County coaches Martyn Moxon (Yorkshire) and Warwickshire's Mark Greatbatch are also doing their 'own stuff'. "Thanks, but I am happy where I am," said Greatbatch. The last has obviously not been heard in this long-running coach saga. The end is far from near.