NEW DELHI, March 31: India on Monday extended cricket coach John Wright’s contract for two months following the team’s impressive performance in the recent World Cup in South Africa.

Cricket board sources said the decision to extend Wright’s contract had been taken on an ad hoc basis in view of an upcoming triangular one-day series in Bangladesh.

India, who finished runners-up to Australia in the World Cup, will take part in the April 11-20 tri-series in Dhaka against South Africa and Bangladesh.

There is no international cricket scheduled for the Indian team after that until the home Test series against New Zealand in October.

The Indian team for the Dhaka tri-series will be selected on Wednesday amid speculation that senior players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath may be rested.

“We are aware that some of the players are carrying injuries and may not be fully fit for the tournament,” said cricket board secretary Karunakaran Nair.

Tendulkar, voted the player of the World Cup for a record aggregate of 673 runs, and Dravid are both nursing finger injuries.—AFP