After next Sunday, Wright is going to head for Christchurch

Jamshedpur: First off the coach and last back on it. That has been John Wright?s routine for the past four-and-half years as the Team India coach.

Next Sunday, though, will mark the last time he boards the bus. The limelight-shunning former New Zealand captain has, after all, decided not to seek an extension.

?Look, I need a change... The boys also need it. And, from experience, I can tell you that change is almost always for the better,? Wright told The Telegraph.

Unusually, he actually became a bit emotional during our brief interaction at the team hotel here.

Insisting the ?only? reason for leaving was ?concern? over his two kids ? Wright is a divorcee ? he said: ?I?ve already been away from some of the most important years of my children... I?ve done a lot of travelling... Now, I need to be at home...?

So, once this Pakistan-series gets over, Wright is going to head for Christchurch.

Apparently, Wright hasn?t decided on his next career move. However, given his impressive CV, getting a job of his choice shouldn?t be a problem. He may even return to coaching a County.

Saturday?s let-down at the Keenan has added to the defeats? column, but Wright?s record stays smart: 68 wins and 53 losses in ODIs; 21-15 in Tests.

Greg Chappell, Dav Whatmore, Dean Jones and Tom Moody are being spoken of as the possible successor. Well, Whatmore ? who has worked with Sri Lanka and is currently with Bangladesh ? could emerge the frontrunner.

The next coach?s appointment will be till the 2007 World Cup.