Kapil Dev-led CAC names Ravi Shastri as head coach of Indian cricket team

Shastri, as head coach, guided Team India to its maiden Test series win on Australian soil last year.

Former all-rounder Ravi Shashtri was on Friday appointed as the head coach of Indian cricket team for a third term.

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. Former West Indies and Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons pulled out of the race, citing personal reasons.

"Number three was Tom Moody, number two was Mike Hesson. Number one is Ravi Shastri as all of you were expecting... (But) It was a very close race," said Kapil at the press conference to announce the decision here.