The BCB were annoyed Whatmore put his hand up for the Indian job while his current charges were still involved in a World Cup campaign in the Caribbean.
"We are in the middle of a very high-profile tournament. At this stage any such interest of the coach would certainly distract our team," Riazuddin Al Mamun, a joint-secretary of the BCB, told Reuters.
"He should not have said so, when we have a contract with him."
The Sri-Lankan born Whatmore confirmed his interest in taking over the reins in India after Chappell handed in his resignation on Wednesday, two weeks after the 1983 champions' first-round exit from the World Cup.
"If the opportunity comes along, surely any person who is a professional coach and prides himself in doing a good job would be interested in coaching the Indian team," Whatmore had told an Indian news channel.
Whatmore coached Sri Lanka to World Cup success in 1996 and has worked wonders with the Bangladesh team, who effectively condemned India to an early flight home from the Caribbean after a surprise victory in the group phase of the competition.
Bangladesh reached the second round of the tournament for the first time this year but remain rooted to the bottom of the standings after suffering heavy defeats against Australia and New Zealand in their opening two Super Eights matches.
Whatmore's present contract with the BCB ends in May.
He took charge of the team in the aftermath of 2003 World Cup, where Bangladesh failed to win any of their six matches including those against Canada and Kenya.
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MOODY KEEPS HIS OPTIONS OPEN
By Richard Gibson, PA Sport, Antigua
Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody is not prepared to discuss his future until after the World Cup.
Moody, 41, has earned a fine reputation for moulding Sri Lanka into a team capable of challenging for the trophy in the Caribbean and is viewed as one of the favourites to succeed Duncan Fletcher if and when the position to coach England becomes available. Having recently pulled out of the contest to coach his native Australia, which left Tim Nielsen as the sole candidate, Moody also has other irons in the fire.
Talks with the Sri Lankan board over a new deal are set for early next month while Western Australia have also approached the former World Cup winner.
"Yes, there has been speculation about this, that and the other - but I haven't looked at anything," he said. "Yes, WA have contacted me and asked of my interest. I said to them that at the end of the World Cup, I will down with Sri Lanka and see what the future holds there, like I will with whatever opportunities might be there."
Former Worcestershire coach Moody's wife Helen is English and the decision on the next destination will not just be about cricket. He explained: "I've got two young kids. Location is not a huge issue, but (family) will be the number one priority in the decision, and where I want to be in the next three to four years.
"Not from the point of view of geographically, but where I want to be with regards to the family and the time I want to spend with them."
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South Asia Sri Lanka, Sport Global Roundups
Indi.ca on the appeal of cricket. “I've watched whole games, but it's hard to stay up till 3 am on a work day. However, the game courses through multiple mediums - the web (CricInfo), the security guard's radio, casual phone conversations with friends, and the cheers of the people next door. I was replacing my car battery last night and you could reliably tell the score from the noise the neighbors were making. And that is the appeal of cricket, to me, that it is a profoundly social sport, and a modern sport in terms of media.”
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Australia going for the kill
05/04/2007 21:07 - (SA)
St John's, Antigua - Australian coach John Buchanan says his team is looking to eliminate England from the World Cup's semi-final race with two games to spare in the Super Eights encounter on Sunday. England have to win the game to keep alive their hopes as they brace for Sunday's match in Antigua having lost to Sri Lanka on Wednesday off the last ball.
"It's a very important game for us. Coming out on top will enable us to knock another team out of the tournament," Buchanan said on Thursday after Australia's nets at the Antigua Recreation Ground which was the international cricket venue until the new Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground was built for the World Cup. Australia lost three times in a row to England, including the two finals of a tri-series earlier this year.
"We're obviously trying to make amends for those defeats," said Buchanan, whose team has outplayed all its opponents in its five World Cup games so far. He said the Australian team could take something out of those losses. Then, it could also boost England's confidence.
"It will be an exceptional contest, we'll know where we stand at the end of the game on Sunday," said Buchanan, whose team is out to complete a hat-trick of World Cup titles after triumphs in 1999 and 2003. Australia is at the top of the Super Eights standings with six points, sharing the lead with New Zealand and Sri Lanka but ahead on run rate. Buchanan's team has won both its Super 8s matches and also carried forward two points from the preliminary round. England just have two points after beating Ireland by 48 runs in the Super Eights.
News24/AP
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Captaincy and Tendulkar
I have maintained for quite a while that I feel that Tendulkar has a lot of good cricket left in him and maintain the same. This post is more about going into the captaincy aspect though.
I think Tendulkar would be a very good captain if and when he does get the opportunity. He has one of the best cricket brains I have seen, players regard him highly. In his earlier tenure, he over taxed players, expected too much out of them and did not get the support of the board at times like when the board sent for Noel David. He got the support of the board too on occasions but I believe the captain should get more support.
Given his past experience (bad experience can also be a great stepping stone) and his brain, plus Mumbai guys at the helm in the BCCI, Tendulkar coming back to captain would be a good choice and is also not some thing which can be ruled out.
The possibility of Tendulkar becoming captain was real after Tendulkar accepted the vice-captaincy in the recent past in sharp contrast to a few years back when he didn't want to captain even in tour games where the tour captains were resting. Many I spoke with back then said that it was impossible. It isn't any more which further reiterates never say never where Indian cricket is concerned.