Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian cricket team. The BCCI announced the appointment of Rahul Dravid late on Wednesday evening. The tenure of the current coach Ravi Shastri is ending after the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2021). Dravid will lead the team from the home series against New Zealand after the World Cup.
The BCCI said that Dravid’s tenure will first be till 2023. Rahul Dravid is currently working as the head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. He is credited with grooming many junior players.
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After Dravid’s application, the BCCI did not need to look into any other application. According to a BCCI media release, “The Cricket Advisory Committee on Wednesday unanimously appointed Rahul Dravid as the head coach of Team India (Senior Men’s Team). The committee comprises Sulakshana Nayak and RP Singh. Former India captain against New Zealand. Will take over this position from the upcoming home series. The BCCI had invited applications for the post on 26 October.
Dravid said on the occasion, “It is a great honor to be appointed as the new head coach of the Indian cricket team and I am ready for this responsibility.” He also thanked his predecessor Shastri for his role in taking the current Indian team to this point. “The team has performed very well under Shastri’s guidance and I look forward to working with the team to take this forward,” he added.
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According to a report, Paras Mhambrey, who has worked with Dravid, can be made the bowling coach of Team India. Apart from this, Vikram Rathor will continue to be the batting coach of the team, while fielding coach R. No name has yet been decided regarding Sridhar’s replacement. Rathore has also applied for the post of batting coach again.
According to a report, Dravid will get Rs 10 crore as salary as head coach. He will take over the coach’s position from the New Zealand series. Team India has to play 3 T20 and 2 Test series by New Zealand in November-December.
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