Mohinder Amarnath (fourth from left) being interviewed by the six-member ‘selection’ committee for the post of Team India coach in New Delhi on Thursday

New Delhi: The next Team India coach wasn’t named on Thursday, but ‘action’ wasn’t exactly at a premium at the Taj Palace, venue of the interviews. The Telegraph lists what happened over nearly seven hours:

• 1.50 pm: Ranbir Singh Mahendra, Jagmohan Dalmiya, S.K. Nair, and Srinivas Venkatraghavan reach the Jahanara room.

• 1.52 pm: Ravi Shastri joins them.

• 1.55 pm: The natty (suit and India tie-wearing) Mohinder Ama-rnath reaches the Jahanara.

• 2.10 pm: Sunil Gavaskar arrives.

• 2.15-2.20 pm: Chaotic photo-session in the Jahanara.

• 2.21 pm: Mohinder’s interview and presentation begins.

• 3.04 pm: Greg Chappell arrives. Is made to wait in the adjoining Roshanara room.

• 3.20 pm: Whispers that Mohinder specifically requested for more time to complete his presentation.

• 3.30 pm: Desmond Haynes heads for the Jahanara, but is told even Chappell’s interview hasn’t begun! Returns to his room.

• 4.18 pm: Mohinder emerges, in the company of brother-in-law Gurinder Kahlon, who operated the laptop during his presentation. Denies he sought additional time.

• 4.20 pm: Chappell’s interview and presentation begins.

• 5.08 pm: In yet another mix-up, Tom Moody reaches the Jahanara, only to be informed of an impending adjournment. Sits in the Roshanara, for a while, before going back to his room.

• 5.10 pm: Mahendra and Dalmiya leave to meet the Prime Minister.

• 5.12 pm: A smiling Chappell comes out of the Jahanara.

• 5.20 pm: Gavaskar heads for his room.

• 5.30 pm: Shastri heads for the coffee shop with a couple of Media friends.

• 6.20 pm: Shastri is back in the Jahanara.

• 6.54 pm: Mahendra and Dalmiya return, with the former announcing the Media conference has been deferred till 12.30 pm on Friday.

• 7.00 pm: Gavaskar is back in the Jahanara.

• 7.02 pm: Haynes enters the Jahanara for his interview and presentation.

• 7.29 pm: Haynes comes out.

• 7.31 pm: Finally, Moody makes it for his interview and presentation.

• 8.15 pm: Showing little emotion, Moody comes out.

• 8.25 pm: Interview panel, too, exits the Jahanara.