India coach to be announced by June 6: BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur

KOLKATA: After a closed door meeting at BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya's residence, secretary Anurag Thakur today said that national team's support staff including name of the Team Director, will be announced by June 6, a day before team leaves for tour of Bangladesh.

"Team India will arrive here on June 5. There will be a fitness test on the next day and team will leave for Bangladesh on June 7. The names of Team Director and support staff will be announced before that," Thakur told the waiting mediapersons after coming out of BCCI president's 10, Alipore residence.

"I came here to meet the President (Dalmiya) personally after the successful completion of eighth season of IPL."

IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla also accompanied Thakur to Dalmiya's residence but left early.