BCCI has already invited candidates for the position of recent head coach of the Indian males’s cricket workforce as Rahul Dravid’s contract expires on the finish of June. Dravid, reportedly, just isn’t going to proceed within the position and if he needs an extension, he must reapply. Dravid’s contract initially was solely until the ODI World Cup final yr however BCCI determined to increase it until the tip of June because the T20 World Cup 2024 was not distant and made all of the sense to let the present administration keep in cost until June. But it appears each Dravid and BCCI had mutually agreed to not go for an extension and that’s the reason the seek for the subsequent coach has begun.
The excellent candidate should meet these following standards: having performed a minimal of 30 Test Matches or 50 One Day Internationals (ODIs), served as Head Coach of a full member Test Playing Nation for at the very least 2 years, acted as Head Coach of an Associate member/IPL Team or Equivalent International League/First Class Teams/National A groups for no less than 3 years, attained BCCI Level 3 Certification or equal, and be beneath 60 years of age.
As per an Indian Express report, whereas BCCI has invited purposes for the position, they’ve additionally approached Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming with a proposal. But the 51-year-old former New Zealand captain has not communicated to CSK about leaving the franchise. BCCI are contemplating Fleming as the subsequent head coach as he too has related qualities like Dravid and is a wonderful man-manager. Fleming has a powerful CV as since he took over as Chennai coach, they’ve received 5 titles.Â
Fleming is understood to be somebody who works on the again finish with the gamers to get the perfect out of them. The Indian Express says that senior gamers in Indian workforce are additionally preferring somebody who’s like Fleming with robust technical data.
It can be fascinating to see whether or not Fleming decides to teach the Indian males’s workforce and depart CSK. Not to overlook, that is additionally MS Dhoni’s final IPL. They have a brand new captain and if Fleming leaves, CSK might want to discover a new coach. CSK is not going to let Fleming go so simply.
Justin Langer, present coach of Lucknow Super Giants, has additionally proven curiosity in teaching the nationwide workforce. Langer was the coach when Australia received their second T20 World Cup title in 2021 in UAE.