Shastri named director of cricket for England ODIs

BCCI sidelines, but doesn't sack, the India coaching staff. Shastri, Bangar, Arun take charge.

By ESPNcricinfo staff | ESPNcricinfo – 7 hours ago

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This is not the first time the BCCI is turning to Shastri during a crisis, having named him the Indian team's cricket manager after an embarrassing first-round exit from the 2007 World Cup.

Fielding coach Trevor Penney and bowling coach Joe Dawes have been "given a break" for the one-day series in England, while former India allrounder Sanjay Bangar and former India fast bowler B Arun have been named assistant coaches. R Sridhar, the former Hyderabad left-arm spinner, will join the support team as the fielding coach for the one day series.

A BCCI release said: "In their continuing efforts to re-energise the support to the team, the BCCI has given a break to the bowling coach Mr Joe Dawes and the fielding coach, Mr Trevor Penny for the one day series and appointed Mr Sanjay Bangar, former Indian all rounder and former India fast bowler Mr Bharat Arun as the Asst. coaches of the team. Mr R.Sridhar will join the support team as the fielding coach for the one day series."

Dawes, a former Queensland fast bowler, has been India's bowling coach since the 2011-12 Test debacle in Australia, while Penney has been in charge of the fielding after India's victorious 2011 World Cup.

Bangar retired from first-class cricket in 2013 and has since coached India A, and been part of the support staff of various IPL franchises, with his reputation getting it biggest boost after he coached an unfancied Kings XI Punjab to their first IPL final earlier this year.

Sridhar, who began his coaching career in 2001, has been part of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore and was the India Under-19's assistant coach during the World Cup in February in the UAE. He has also worked with Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2014 as the franchise's fielding coach.

Arun, a former Tamil Nadu fast bowler, has overseen India two previous Under-19s campaign, including Unmukt Chand's title-winning side in 2012. He was also among the senior coaching staff at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore till he resigned last year.

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