T Dilip set to return as India fielding coach, handed one-year extension

By our Special Correspondent

A month after the Indian cricket board (BCCI) sacked him as part of a support staff rejig, it has reinstated T Dilip as the fielding coach for India five-Test tour to England starting next month. Dilip, most famous for handing out medals to the best fielder of the match during the T20 World Cup last year, was given a one-year contract.

The BCCI was looking for a foreign fielding coach but they couldn’t find a suitable candidate. “We have decided to reappoint Dilip for a year and he will be travelling with the Indian team for England. His contract so far is for one year,” a source in the Indian board confirmed.