Former India pacers Salil Ankola and Abey Kuruvilla, both 52, are in the running for the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team coach's job. Ankola, who represented the country in 20 ODIs and one Test and later became a familiar name as an actor in Hindi TV serials, has applied for the posts of Mumbai chief coach as well as bowling coach.

Meanwhile, though Kuruvilla, who played 10 Tests and 25 ODIs, has not formally applied for the coach's job, sources claim there has been some verbal communication between him and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on this front.