NOTABLE NAMESSome of the notable applicants include former team director Ravi Shastri, national chief selector Sandeep Patil and former seamer and bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad. (Rahul Dravid plays down prospects of coaching Team India)Apart from the trio, former India players - pacer Balwinder Singh Sandhu and batsman Hrishikesh Kanitkar - are also contenders for one of the most lucrative jobs in world cricket. (Gavaskar backs Dravid as India coach)Last month, the BCCI appointed former India all-rounder Bangar as interim head coach for the ongoing limited overs tour of Zimbabwe, while former domestic cricketer Abhay Sharma was named fielding coach. (BCCI likely to prefer 'Hindi speaking' coach for Team India)Sanjay Bangar, Bharath Arun and R Sridhar teamed up respectively as the batting, bowling and fielding coaches under Shastri. (Ricky Ponting backs Rahul Dravid for Team India coaching job)HUGE INTEREST"At the close of the June 10, 2016, the timeline set for receiving applications for the position of the Head Coach of the Indian cricket team, BCCI has received a total of 57 applications from coaches within India and overseas," BCCI said in a statement.

Source: India Today June 12, 2016 15:33 UTC