Prasad wants to work with Ravi Shastri or Virender Sehwag

Former India bowler Venkatesh Prasad has dismissed all speculations that he has applied for the job of India's head coach joining the likes of Ravi Shastri and Virender Sehwag, among others.

Earlier, a report in Times Of India, stated that Prasad, who has played 33 Tests and 161 ODIs for India was the latest applicant for the top job.

However, squashing all rumors, Prasad said, "I've not applied for the head coach's role yet and might not do so before the deadline," Prasad was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.

"However, I'm very much keen to contribute to Indian cricket as an assistant coach or a bowling coach. I can work under Ravi Shastri or Virender Sehwag or whoever becomes the head coach and bring in my experiences as an international cricketer and a former coach," he added.

Till now Team India didn't had a bowling coach under Anil Kumble but Prasad stated that if the CAC thinks there's a role of a bowling coach then he is ready to take the job.

"I'm not sure whose prerogative it is to pick the assistant or bowling coaches but if the legends at the CAC - Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman consider me worthy, I will be more than happy to work towards the betterment of Indian cricket," Prasad said.

The report further stated that the Committee of Advisors (COA) wasn't happy with the manner in which the Anil Kumble-Virat Kohli matter was handled. According to the report the COA came to know about the matter only after the IPL 2017 final in Hyderabad.

"They (CoA members) came to know about the problem only after the IPL final in Hyderabad last month, by which time it was too late to do anything except ask the CAC to pitch in," an official stated.

The report further stated that top members were just not happy with the way an BCCI official asked Sehwag to apply for the job.

"If it (the extension) was done to suit Shastri, it won't go down well with Viru, who, we must remember, was asked to apply in the first place. Neither will he be pleased about Sachin Tendulkar's reported request to Shastri to apply for the job."

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