da pinup bet： Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore has been approached by the Board of Control forCricket in India (BCCI) with regard to coaching India’s junior players,according to the Hindu newspaper
CricInfo06-Apr-2003Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore has been approached by the Board of Control forCricket in India (BCCI) with regard to coaching India’s junior players,according to the Hindu newspaper.Whatmore’s contract with the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka(BCCSL) expires in May and the Sri Lankan bornAustralian is yet to confirm his plans for the future. The currentquadrangular in Sharjah will be his last assignment with the national side.According to the Hindu, Brijesh Patel, India’s chairman of selectorsapproached Whatmore after it became clear that his contract would not berenewed by the BCCSL. He is tipped as the possible head of a NationalCricket Academy.Whatmore had had two stints in charge of the Sri Lanka national team,guiding them to the World Cup in 1996 during the first tenure and thenoverseeing their progression to the World Cup semi-finals in 1999 during asecond four-year spell.