I am not aware of any offer to Buchanan: Shah

Mumbai, May 4 (UNI) BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah today strongly denied reported claims by outgoing Australia coach John Buchanan about an 'indirect' proposal to coach Team India, saying he was not aware about any offer made to the 54-year-old Aussie.

''This is the first time I am hearing about it,'' Shah said.

Shah was reacting to a report in an Australian newspaper quoting Buchanan that he was ''indirectly'' approached before leaving for the Caribbean World Cup by Indian officials, who were keen to gauge his interest in succeeding Greg Chappell as their coach after the mega event.

The BCCI secretary was in the West Indies along with BCCI's Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty to witness the closing stages of the World cup.

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