Tom Moody

Ricky Ponting would go on to be Australia's all-time highest run-scorer in ODIs and Tests. He also won three consecutive World Cup titles

Former Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody has said that given a choice, he would want to have David Warner and Rohit Sharma open the innings for him in T20 cricket

This week witnessed three Super Over matches including two between India and New Zealand's and now Tom Moody has a couple of suggestions to make it more interesting

According to reports, an Indian candidate for the head coach position was specifically asked how he would handle a fight between superstars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Ravi Shastri's record as India's coach and his familiarity with Virat Kohli's team couldn't be ignored by the Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee that also included former Test opener and coach Anshuman Gaekwad and former women's team captain Shantha Rangaswamy.

The three-member selection committee headed by Kapil Dev said Ravi Shastri won by a "very small margin" and the selection process was "completely transparent". Shastri will stay with the team until the T20 World Cup of 2021 to be played in India.

Former West Indies opener Phil Simmons has pulled out of the race for Indian cricket team's head coach position. Robin Singh, Tom Moody, Lalchand Rajput are done with their interviews. Mike Hesson and Ravi Shastri are still left.

In 21 Tests since July 2017, under Ravi Shastri, the Indian cricket team won 13 of them. In T20Is, India registered 25 victories from 36 games with a win percentage of 69.44. The ODI record takes the cake with 43 wins in 60 games and a success rate of 71.67.

What are the chances of the other five candidates – Tom Moody, Mike Hesson, Robin Singh, Lalchand Rajput and Phil Simmons – to replace Ravi Shastri as the head coach of Indian national men's cricket team? Here is a quick look at their respective profiles and chances