NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan disclosed that he had discussed with franchise head coach
Stephen Fleming
the prospect of a role with the Indian team.
With Rahul Dravid's tenure as head coach set to conclude after the T20 World Cup, the BCCI initiated the process to fill the position, with applications invited until May 27.
Recent reports circulating on social media suggest that CSK's long-serving coach could be a contender for the role of India's head coach.
Viswanathan shared that he had spoken with Fleming regarding this potential opportunity. He believes that Fleming may not be inclined to commit to a coaching setup lasting nine to ten months.
"I jokingly asked Stephen, 'have you applied to the Indian coaching assignment? Stephen just laughed and said: 'Do you want me to?'. I know that it's not going to be his cup of tea because he doesn't like to be involved [in coaching] for nine-ten months in a year. That's my feeling. I have not discussed anything more on him," Viswanathan said on CSK's YouTube channel.
He was also quizzed about CSK's retention plans for the major squad shake-up expected to take place before IPL 2025.
Viswanathan stated the CSK would discuss it after they get clarity from BCCI' regarding the retention of players.
"It is too early because we have still not heard from BCCI on the kind of retentions that are going to be part of the next cycle of auction. So we are expecting that the BCCI would discuss with all franchise owners before they take a decision on retention," he said.
CSK's IPL title defense has already ended after they lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their final game of the group stage last week.
Under the newly formed leadership of Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK won seven games and lost the same amount.
The five-time champions ended the season in the fifth spot with 14 points and a net run rate of 0392.
(With ANI inputs)
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