#4 Lalchand Rajput

The veteran coach, Lalchand Rajput has been a part of many Indian cricket teams as a manager. He is well aware of the functioning of the system well and could be a good choice. Rajput, who played a couple of Tests and four ODIs from 1985 to 1987, is 59 and is still eligible to apply. He was also the team manager during the historic T20 World Cup victory in 2007. He has been the head coach of the Mumbai Indians IPL team and the Zimbabwe cricket team.

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#5 Mike Hesson

Mike Hesson, who is currently serving as the Director for Cricket Operations for IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) was among the final three shortlists alongside Shastri and Australian former cricketer Tom Moody. However, Hesson hasn’t taken up a national coaching role since resigning as New Zealand’s longest-serving coach in 2018.