NEW DELHI, July 1, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - India will name their new coach after the 
World Cup-winning team makes its triumphant return from the Caribbean -- but 
it is unclear when that will be because of a hurricane.

The frontrunner appears to be Gautam Gambhir, 42, a former batsman who scored 
over 10,000 international runs across three formats. He most recently coached 
Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL crown.

Indian media reported Monday the other man in the running to replace Rahul 
Dravid is W.V. Raman, 59, also an ex-Indian cricketer, and former coach of 
the national women's team.

Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said 
the two candidates had been "interviewed and shortlisted" by the board's 
Cricket Advisory Committee, according to the Press Trust of India news 
agency.

"After reaching Mumbai, whatever they have decided, we will go by that," Shah 
said.

Shah spoke in Barbados, where he told Indian reporters the team were stranded 
because flights were delayed by Hurricane Beryl.

"Like you we are also stuck," he told reporters.

India won a thrilling final by seven runs against South Africa in Barbados on 
Saturday to clinch their first global tournament since the 2013 Champions 
Trophy.

The T20 World Cup final was the final match in charge for former skipper 
Dravid, 51, who was bounced in the air by the team during the celebrations.

Former batsman V.V.S. Laxman will coach the team for their tour of Zimbabwe 
for five T20 internationals from July 6-14, Shah said.

The new coach will take over for India's tour of Sri Lanka, made up of three 
T20s and three ODIs, which begins on July 27.