Reports: India might have different coaches for different formats

Kohli and Dhoni are captaining India in Test and limited overs format respectively

The Board Of Control For Cricket In India's (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur said that the board will support the different coaches for different formats approach in future if needed, reports NDTV. Thakur was present at the press conference where the announcement of the T20I and ODI teams for the upcoming South Africa series took place.

Currently, Indian team is having Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captains for Test and limited over format respectively. Even teams like Australia, England, Sri Lanka and South Africa are having different skippers for different formats.

"Now, we are also thinking about having coaches for two different formats, not just different captains," Thakur said " (It all) depends on what is your requirement. If such situation arises, and if that helps Indian cricket, to have different coaches for different formats, why not, considering the number of matches that we play today."

Thakur confirmed that the same team director and the planning set up will continue till World Twenty20 2016. He spoke about Ishant Sharma's unwanted aggression in Sri Lanka's Test series which landed the bowler in to a one-match ban.

"The same set of people including the coaches and Team Director will continue till the T20 World Cup," said Thakur. "We have a young team, aggression is part of it. But if any message has to be conveyed, we have right people within the team to convey that message to the players. We don't convey that through media."

Chief selector Sandeep Patil wished BCCI's President Jagmohan Dalmiya a speedy recovery from his recent illness. He said: "Good health and speedy recovery to our president Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya, who is recovering in Kolkata."

Indian squad for South Africa series:

Harbhajan Singh was included in India's T20I squad for the three-match series against South Africa. Batsman Gurkeerat Mann got Maiden national call for ODIs and Sreenath Aravind for T20Is. Mahendra Singh Dhoni back at the helm. While Umesh Yadav has been included in the ODI squad, Varun Aaron was not considered for selection in any of the squads.

Squads:

T20Is: MS Dhoni (Captain and wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Stuart Binny, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Amit Mishra, S Aravind.

First three ODIs: MS Dhoni (Captain and wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav.