The BCCI on Wednesday appointed India's [ Images ] under-19 coach Lalchand Rajput as interim cricket manager of the senior team for the Twenty-20 World Championship after deciding to advertise for the coach's post within a week.

Former Test player Rajput, 45, will take over from Chandu Borde [ Images ] who took charge in June for the one-dayers in Ireland and would continue till the end of the England tour, BCCI Vice-President Rajiv Shukla told reporters in New Delhi [ Images ].

Shukla said the Board's office bearers, who met at president Sharad Pawar's [ Images ] residence, have decided to advertise for the coach's post within a week.

"We expect to make an appointment soon after that," said Shukla without specifying a time-frame.

To build a new National Cricket Academy in Bangalore and award the Twenty20 [ Images ] International against Australia [ Images ] on October 20 to Cricket Club of India, Mumbai [ Images ], were among other decisions taken by the BCCI.

"We had applied with the Karnataka [ Images ] government and have been given 30 acres of land to build the infrastructure," Shukla said.