New Delhi: Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev could be part of the panel to finalise India’s new women’s cricket coach as there is a possibility that the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) may not be able to conduct the process for various reasons.

The position of women’s coach has been left vacant after a bitter end to Ramesh Powar’s interim tenure 30 November and the deadline for potential candidates to file applications ends 15 December.

As per norms, the CAC is mandated to conduct interviews for the job but the committee, comprising the legendary trio of Sachin Tendulkar, V V S Laxman and Sourav Ganguly, may not be part of the process owing to prior commitments.

Sachin (Tendulkar), (VVS) Laxman and Sourav (Ganguly) will be asked first and once they give it in writing that they are not interested, they will decide on a new coach, a BCCI source privy to development, said on condition of anonymity.

However, there is speculation that the CAC may refuse, like it did during the choice of junior national selectors, and a new panel could be formed.

The CAC had opted out of the junior selectors’ selection process citing prior commitments. Tendulkar had also cited conflict of interest due to his son Arjun’s active career at the age-group level right now.