India, Aug. 8 -- Ranjit Bajaj is ready to take up the manager role at the India Under-15 men's national team, provided he is the sole one in charge. His comments came a day after he declined the role as he didn't want to work alongside head coach Bibiano Fernandes for the inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival in Azerbaijan in October. The Minerva Academy founder-director reasoned that he and Bibiano have two different coaching philosophies, and working in unison would not augur well for the team.

However, on Saturday morning, Ranjit shared a video on Instagram, saying he had learned that even Bibiano had declined the role, and hence he's open to coaching the team if the All India Football Federation (AIFF) wants him.

"I just got to...