The BCCI has supplied a contract extension for Rahul Dravid because the head coach of the Indian males’s cricket group after his stint within the high job ended with the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. It was anticipated that India can have a brand new coach after the World Cup, given the BCCI’s eager curiosity in having a contemporary strategy however Dravid has been comparatively quiet.
As per an ESPNCricinfo report, one of many fundamental the reason why the BCCI’s stance has modified from a contemporary strategy to providing Dravid a contract once more is continuity. The board needs the construction put in place by Dravid to proceed however the former India captain is but to give his response to the provide.
Another report steered that the BCCI has ready journey papers for each Dravid and VVS Laxman, who’s at present heading the NCA and is probably going to take over the reins in case the previous does not desire a contract extension. Laxman is at present with the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian group for the five-match T20 collection in opposition to Australia and is at present the highest contender to turn into the subsequent head coach.
Dravid was tight-lipped about the identical when a query was thrown at him about his future with the Indian group as head coach. “I haven’t thought about it. I have no time to think about this, and no time to reflect on this,” Dravid had stated. “I will when I get the time to do that. But at this point of time, I was completely focused on this campaign. I was focused on this World Cup, and there was nothing else on my mind. And I haven’t given any other thought to what happens in the future,” Dravid had stated after India’s loss within the World Cup remaining.
Under Dravid, India certified for the ultimate of the World Test Championship 2021-23, World Cup 2023 and reached the semis within the T20 World Cup final yr in Australia. With the South Africa tour set to start on December 10, the BCCI is probably going to take a remaining name within the subsequent few days.
