By IANS
New Delhi : Former England spinner John Emburey joined ex-South African Graham Ford in the race for a coach of the Indian team, it was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Tuesday.
"The BCCI has invited Graham Ford and John Emburey to come to Chennai and make a presentation to the special committee June 9, after which a final decision on the next coach of the Indian team will be made," the BCCI said in a statement.
The board had earlier announced Monday that it had narrowed down the search to Ford and "a foreigner whose availability could not be ascertained".
Emburey played 64 Tests for England between 1978 and 1995, ending with a modest 147 wickets. In county cricket, he picked up 1,608 wickets in a career that spanned 24 years.
However, Emburey didn't taste much success as a coach. He was player-cum-coach and then coach at Northamptonshire between 1996 and 1998 but was sacked even as a year of his contract remained.
In 2001, he signed to coach Berkshire, a minor county, but on the eve of the season was appointed as Middlesex's third coach for three seasons, taking over from old teammate Mike Gatting.