Moody doesn't want to take up a job which involves lot of international travelling as well as the accompanying pressure of media and fans.
MUMBAI: India’s hunt for a foreign coach just got tougher with a high-ranking official of the Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) confirming that they were in no mood to let go Tom Moody — to Western Australia or to any other cricket playing country.
Indian cricket board secretary, Niranjan Shah, who was in St Lucia, said that no offer has yet been made to Australian Moody, who is tipped in the race to replace Greg Chappell, along with Bangladesh manager Dav Whatmore.
“We’ve not approached any coach and this is not the right time,” Shah told DNA from the West Indies. Shah said that the actual discussions for the Indian coaching job would take place after the World Cup is over. “We’ll not approach anyone. They have to approach us,” he added. He also clarified that the BCCI has not received any application and denied reports that the Board is cozying up to former coach John Wright. He reiterated that the Board is open to having a foreign coach.
However, Sri Lanka cricket authorities are on the job to ensure that Moody is not poached. Kangadaran Mathiwanan, the secretary of SLC told DNA from Barbados that they are very, very keen on retaining Moody, whose contract ends in May, even after the World Cup comes to an end.
“The result against Australia in the final notwithstanding, we are keen on ensuring that Moody stays with us. He has done a fantastic job. We have been impressed with the improvement he (Moody) has brought to the team in the long run,” Mathiwanan said.
The SLC secretary, however, said that he did not pay much attention to reports that Moody was keen on coaching Western Australia or that the BCCI also had him on their list of prospective candidates.
“Before leaving for the Caribbean, Moody had discussions with us and we had decided that any call on his future will be taken once the World Cup is over. After the final, once we all go back to Sri Lanka we will sit down and try and convince Moody to renew his contract,” Mathiwanan said.
Apparently, Moody doesn’t want to take up a job which involves a lot of international travelling as well as the accompanying pressure of media and fans.
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