Indian cricket head coach Rahul Dravid at a web session forward of the third Test towards England
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Rahul Dravid will proceed to remain within the place of Indiaâs head coach till the upcoming T20 World Cup in June this yr, confirmed BCCI secretary Jay Shah.
Dravidâs contract ended after the ODI World Cup closing final yr, however he was requested to proceed in his function together with different help workers for the December-January tour to South Africa with out finalising the tenure.
But Shah mentioned he held an preliminary discuss with Dravid right here earlier than arriving on the determination to retain the previous captainâs companies till the ICC showpiece to be held within the West Indies and the USA.
âAfter the (2023) World Cup, Rahul bhai had to depart for the South Africa tour instantly. We didn’t get to meet in between which lastly occurred at present,â Shah mentioned right here on the sidelines of the renaming perform of the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday evening.
âWhy are you fearful a few contract for such a senior particular person like Rahul Dravid? Rahul bhai will remain the coach within the T20 World Cup,â Shah asserted.
However, Shah indicated that they are going to maintain a number of extra rounds of discussions forward of the marquee occasion.
âI’ll communicate with him every time there may be time, there are back-to-back sequence occurring proper now. They had been in South Africa, then there was a (T20I) sequence towards Afghanistan (at dwelling) and now England. We didn’t get to communicate in between in any respect,â he added.
Shah mentioned the IPL franchises could have to adjust to workload administration pointers set by the BCCI for the centrally contracted gamers.
âThis is the BCCI’s mandate. The BCCI is the supreme physique and no matter it decides the franchises could have to observe â we’re above the franchises,â he mentioned.
