It would shock if Daniel Vettori accepted the head coaching role of the Indian cricket team.
As someone who served the New Zealand side for 18 years, playing record numbers of tests and one-day internationals, and touring as much as any cricketer in our national history, the thought of continuing to rustle through his favourite suitcase for months on end can hardly appeal.
The 37-year-old has a wife and three children, of whom the eldest is seven. The former all-rounder can now enjoy their school years safe in the knowledge he is only contracted about four months each year coaching in the Indian Premier League (with the Royal Challengers Bangalore until the end of the 2017 season) and Australian Big Bash (with the Brisbane Heat until the 2017-18 season).
Endorsements deals and other business commitments to supplement his income will fill more of his schedule, but it leaves around eight months to be at the school gates and in the backyard when it counts. He might even find time to help with their homework and do a few chores. Presumably he has enough savings and investments spread across multiple platforms that he will never live hand-to-mouth.
Why would Vettori spurn such an idyllic and hard-earned lifestyle to assume one of international sport's most scrutinised coaching jobs with a team who play as much as any other? The odds don't stack up.
