Sulakshan Kulkarni has also thrown his hat in the ring to become Mumbai's next head coach, making it a three-way contest between him, Abey Kuruvilla and Salil Ankola.

Kulkarni, 53, applied on Saturday, the last day to submit the application for the top job.

Kulkarni was coach when Ajit Agarkar's Mumbai outfit lifted the Ranji Trophy for the 40th time in 2012-13.