Mumbai's senior team coach Sameer Dighe has chosen not to continue in his position for the forthcoming season, citing personal reasons. Dighe, 49, it is learnt, has informed the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) that he will not be available when the association, as part of its regular practice, emailed all coaches and selectors to seek their availability for the next season.

"Sameer Dighe does not wish to continue as coach for personal reasons. All other coaches and selectors are available," an MCA official told mid-day yesterday. It is not just Dighe, who has opted out of his role, even the senior team's physio Ashutosh Nimse and trainer Pratik Kadam have decided not to continue. The appointments of coaches and selectors are handled by MCA's Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC). However, with the association's administration under the Bombay High Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), the CIC is set to seek some directions regarding the new appointments.