The Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) yesterday reappointed Ravi Shastri as the Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Men’s team, after conducting interviews for the post, at the BCCI Headquarters, here.

Shastri’s tenure has been extended till the T20 World Cup in 2021. Apart from Shastri, former New Zealand Coach Mike Hesson, former Sunrisers Hyderabad Coach Tom Moody, Robin Singh and Lalchand Rajput were in the fray.

The three-member panel, comprising Kapil, Anshuman Gaikwad and Shantha Rangaswamy, rated Shastri at No. 1, Hesson at No. 2 and Moody at No. 3.

This will be Shastri’s fourth stint with the National Team, having served briefly as the Cricket Manager (2007 Tour of Bangladesh), Team Director (2014-2016) and Head Coach (2017-2019).