'I've the experience to coach India', in IBNLIVE.COM

Dav Whatmore's contract with the Bangladesh Cricket team has ended and now he is the front runner to become India's next coach. Whatmore says he's the man as he has got the experience.

"I think it is a logical extension for a bigger challenge after continuing to accumulate a lot of knowledge in cricket coaching. I just feel that it is a logical extension to that greater challenge with all the information and experience," Whatmore says.

The 53-year-old Australian was born in Sri Lanka before migrating to Australia. He played seven Tests and one ODI for Australia before retiring in 1988-89 to become a coach.

He was the coach of Sri Lanka when they won the World Cup in 1996 defeating Australia and then went on to become the coach of Lancashire in English county cricket.

He became Bangladesh's coach in 2003. Under his tutourship Bangladesh won their first Test series beating Zimbabwe at home.

Some of the memorable wins that Bangladesh registered under him include a win over India in 2004-05 at Dhaka.

They also won an One-Day series against Zimbabwe and in 2005 they had beaten Australia at Cardiff in an ODI.

In the World Cup 2007 their second major win came against the South Africans in the Super Eights stage after they had overcome the Indians in the group stage.

Whatmore has been credited with all the success that Bangladesh have achieved in the recent times.