The MCA is set to take this step after the team’s poor performance under coach Amol Majumdar in both the limited overs domestic tournaments, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Multiple-time Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai were knocked out of the league stage of both these limited-overs domestic tournaments.
The idea of mentoring 65-year-old Vengsarkar, a former MCA office-bearer to play 116 Tests for India, has been mooted by Cricket Association treasurer Jagdish Achrekar.
In an email sent to MCA President Vijay Patil, Achrekar wrote, “I am writing with reference to my email dated 13 December demanding an emergency meeting of the Apex Council to discuss the performance of various Mumbai teams, especially the senior men’s team. was done.
He wrote, “So far no response has been received, I request you to consider the appointment of a guide to boost the morale of our senior men’s team. I would like to suggest that we have legends like Dilip Vengsarkar sir, Balwinder Singh Sandhu sir, Milind Rege sir and Raju Kulkarni sir who can come forward to help Mumbai cricket in this time of crisis.
A copy of this email is also with PTI.
After this, the issue was discussed in the MCA meeting here on Tuesday.
A senior MCA official with knowledge of the matter told PTI, “After the initial meeting of the Apex Council, Dr. Patil spoke to Vengsarkar and urged him to be the leader of the Ranji team.”
Vengsarkar is a master of talent recognition and has also been a former chairman of the national selection committee.
Currently, the coach of the Mumbai team is a domestic player Majumdar and in the Ranji Trophy, the team has been placed in Elite Group C along with Karnataka, Delhi, Hyderabad, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra and the team will play its league stage matches in Kolkata.
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