Former Mumbai Ranji coaches Sameer Dighe and Vinayak Samant lead the list of aspirants who have applied for the Mumbai head coach’s job for the upcoming 2023-24 season. The list of applicants also includes former Mumbai bowling coaches, Pradeep Sunderam and Omkar Salvi, ex-Afghanistan batting coach Umesh Patwal, 2022-23 Mumbai fielding coach Atul Ranade and former Mumbai opener Vinayak Mane.

Ex-India wicketkeeper-batsman Dighe, 54, who represented the country in six Tests and 23 ODIs, was also head coach of the Tripura Ranji team.