Former Australia captain Steve Waugh on Wednesday gave his vote for Tom Moody to take over as the new coach of the Indian team, saying the former Australia player would gel with the side better than the other in contention for the job.
Waugh, in Kolkata on a charity-cum-business trip, said it was he who encouraged Moody three weeks back to send his resume to the Board of Control for Cricket n India for the coveted post.
The six-member committee, set up by the BCCI to select a coach for the Indian team, short-listed former Australia skipper Greg Chappel, Moody and Indians Mohinder Amarnath and Sandip Patil for the top job.
"Chappel has a very sharp cricketing brain. But Moody is young, talented and will gel with the Indian team better," Waugh told newspersons.
Waugh said Moody could be a "very good mentor".
"He has a very good work ethics and vision. He is ambitious and very keen to get the job. If I were to choose, I would have preferred him," he said.
On whether Moody, who has a level four coaching diploma, has it in him to take India to a new high as a successor to New Zealander John Wright, Waugh replied, "That's what he can do. He can take India to the next level."
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"I think the decision not to consider him even for the one-day side is pretty harsh. He could have been included, though I feel in Tests he has not been in good form for long," Waugh said.
Asked to comment on the six-match ban slapped on Ganguly for the Indian team's slow over overrate in the Ahmedabad ODI against Pakistan last month, Waugh said, "The captain should be aware of his responsibilities, and he should ensure that his team follow the rules."
