Umesh Yadav and uncapped Navdeep Saini will be fighting for the spot left vacant by Ishant
India had to face a crushing 10-wicket defeat in the first Test, which was also its first loss in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship.
India lost the first Test by 10 wickets in just over three days and Shastri considers it as a blessing in disguise
I have had a conversation with MS and that is between us. He has finished his Test career, he may soon end his ODI career, says Ravi Shastri
With Pant not doing well and mystery surrounding Dhoni's international future, Shastri didn't rule out the possibility of Rahul doing multi-tasking during the marquee tournament 'Down Under'
Dhoni, after maintaining a stoic silence on his future plans for months, had recently stated that, 'Don't ask anything till January.'
Tweets that he has been misquoted in various reports
Ganguly's prospective move to have Shastri in dual role, could well be an aim to create a synergy between national team and NCA
Shastri was reappointed for a two-year period by the CAC, a decision that was expected. His term will again be up for review after the 2021 T20 World Cup in India
Shastri pipped former India teammates Robin Singh and Lalchand Rajput along with former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson and Australian Tom Moody to the post
Shastri, as head coach, guided Team India to its maiden Test series win on Australian soil last year.
The interview of all the shortlisted candidates will be taking place in Mumbai for the appointment of the coach and the announcement is likely at 7 in the evening
The CAC will announce the selected candidate later this evening
Ganguly was part of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) which picked Shastri as the head coach in 2017
The Indian coaching staff, currently led by Shastri, was given a 45-day extension after their contract expired at the end of the 2019 World Cup in England
Apart from Kapil, the panel, which picked the women's coach in December last year, comprises former women's captain Shantha Rangaswamy and former men's coach Anshuman Gaekwad
While the team has done well under Shastri, winning series in Australia, it has also competed well on overseas tour in South Africa and England
Shastri said the Indian team knew well Dhoni's worth and the criticism against the dashing wicketkeeper-bastsman made no difference to them
Shastri was chosen for the Team India new coach position ahead of big names like Sehwag and Moody
The CoA clarified that Zaheer, Dravid were mere recommendations and not appointments