Rajput wants longer term to coach juniors

JAMSHEDPUR, October 14: Former Test opener Lalchand Rajput, who has been appointed coach of Bihar junior teams till Noveember one, on Saturday said he would accept a longer term offer only after evaluating the boys’ performance.

Rajput said though the under-14 and under-19 team’s are technically sound, they need to polish attitudinal approach and mental strength for better performance.

The Bihar under-19 team was runner-up to Punjab in last year’s Cooch Behar trophy.

The former Mumabi opener, who played for Assam last year in the Ranji trophy, said he would consider to switch