Mott asked to resign as NSW coach if he joins IPL Kochi team

London, Aug 26 (ANI): Cricket New South Wales has asked coach Matthew Mott to resign if he accepts an offer to join new Indian Premier League franchise (IPL) Kochi.

CNSW chief executive David Gilbert said that no deadline had been set for Mott to resign from his current job.

Mott is joined by Geoff Lawson as a candidate for the lucrative Kochi job.

Mott worked for two seasons as John Buchanan's assistant at Kolkata Knight Riders, but Gilbert said increasing demands on coaches by the IPL franchises meant it was no longer tenable for Mott to remain in charge of the Blues as well as take on another demanding role, The Sydney Morning Herald reports..

"It's something that we gave a go, but unfortunately, in terms of best servicing our program here, we can't have Motty away for the periods of time they would require," Gilbert said.

"That's the way it goes. We found when Motty was at the Knight Riders that they wanted more and more of his time and it was compromising his role here. It's not fair on our players," he said.

"Motty has indicated to me that he wants to go through the interview process with Kochi. I respect that. But if he is offered the job and decides to accept it, then he would have to resign from the role here. Motty realises that something has to give. This is a full-time job here at Cricket NSW."

Mott was hoping to have the situation resolved weeks ago but is still waiting to hear from IPL Kochi.

"I went there five or six weeks ago and haven't heard much since.

It's just wait and see. But it's getting close to the season and you have to draw the line somewhere," he said. (ANI)