DAV WHATMORE (AUSTRALIA)
Long time aspirant, this would be Whatmore’s third shot at the Indian coaching job, having failed in 2007 and 2014. The Australian coached underdogs Sri Lanka to a World Cup win in 1996 and backed it up with impressive performances while coaching Bangladesh in the 2000s. In 2008, it was under his guidance that the young Virat Kohli-led side won the Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia.
Whatmore, the first director of India’s National Cricket Academy, has also coached the national sides of Pakistan and Zimbabwe, and was associated with domestic sides like Lancashire and Kolkata Knight Riders.
STUART LAW (AUSTRALIA)
Stuart Law has been Sri Lanka’s interim head coach in the past, and also enjoyed a nine-month long successful stint with the Bangladesh cricket team. The former Aussie cricketer has a lot of experience as far as coaching is concerned, his CV reading Australian national team batting coach, coach of the Australian U19 team, and head coach of Brisbane Heat.
He is currently the coach of the Queensland Bulls and was at one point associated with Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence.
BRAD HOGDE (AUSTRALIA)
One of the more inexperienced names on the list, Brad Hodge coached Gujarat Lions to the top spot in the league stage of the recently concluded 2016 Indian Premier League. Hodge’s involvement in T20 leagues as an active cricketer until recently holds him in good stead ahead of the all-important interview on Tuesday.
PRAVIN AMRE (INDIA)
One of India’s finest individual batting coaches, Pravin Amre is a big hit among India’s domestic cricketers. The former Mumbai Ranji team coach is currently the assistant coach of the Delhi Daredevils and has worked in a similar capacity with the Mumbai Indians as well. Amre’s biggest achievement as a coach was when he took the India colts to the Under 19 Cricket World Cup win in 2012.
LALCHAND RAJPUT (INDIA)
Lalchand Rajput was the team manager when India won the inaugural edition of the World T20 in 2007. The following year, he served as the head coach of the Mumbai Indians during the first edition of the IPL. Rajput has also had stints with the India U19 and ‘A’ teams.
Note: As per reports that emerged after publishing the original article, Tom Moody’s name was incorporated into the list (with a title change) on 20 June ’16 at 9 PM (GST).