Former India captain Kapil Dev on Wednesday steered clear of endorsing the idea of split coaches after the team’s recent 0-2 Test series loss to South Africa at home, saying the BCCI should adopt whatever coaching structure best serves Indian cricket.

Asked whether separate coaches for red-ball and white-ball formats could be an answer to end India’s recent run of reverses in Tests at home, Kapil said: “I don’t know… I can’t answer that. You have to really work something like that in your mind and say what should happen. Whatever is good for cricket, I think they should do it.” Kapil, the 1983 World Cup-winning captain, rejected the notion that it is tougher to be an athlete in the social-media era than during his playing days.

“No, it’s always the same. It was difficult then, it is diff

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