Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the brand new head coach of the senior nationwide cricket staff to switch Ravi Shastri. His tenure will start with the upcoming house collection in opposition to New Zealand.
Ever because the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) managed to get the previous captain on board, growth was on the playing cards. He met senior BCCI officers in UAE in the course of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Dravid is the present director of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru and the top coach of India’s Under-19 and A groups. In that capability, he’s accountable for grooming various younger gamers who’ve made the transition to the senior staff over time.
“It is an absolute honor to be appointed as the new head coach of the Indian cricket team and I am really looking forward to this role,” Dravid stated in a BCCI press launch. “Under Mr. Shastri, the staff has accomplished extraordinarily effectively, and I stay up for working with the staff to take this ahead. Having labored carefully with many of the boys within the NCA, U19 and India A set-ups, I do know they’ve the eagerness and need to enhance every single day. There are some main multi-team occasions over the following two years, and I stay up for working with the gamers and assist employees to realize their potential.”
The tenure of Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun, batting coach Vikram Rathor and fielding coach R Sridhar collectively is coming to an finish, and BCCI secretary Jay Shah stated the board would quickly appoint different teaching employees.
Apart from the house collection in opposition to New Zealand, there are main ICC occasions over the following two years together with the T20 World Cup in Australia and the 2023 50-over World Cup to be held in India.
Dravid will look to do even higher within the 2021-2023 World Test Championship cycle after falling on the ultimate hurdle in opposition to the Kiwis in June this 12 months.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, who was Dravid’s teammate for many of his profession after making his Test debut in the identical recreation, expressed hope that he’ll take the Indian staff to new heights.
“Rahul has had an illustrious taking part in profession and is without doubt one of the greats of the sport. He has notably served Indian cricket as the top of the National Cricket Academy. Rahul’s endeavor on the NCA has nurtured many younger cricketing abilities who’ve gone on to signify the nation on the worldwide stage. I hope his new tenure will take Indian cricket to new heights.
Shah stated Dravid’s appointment was a part of a effectively thought out coverage.
With two World Cups due within the subsequent two years, it is very important have a clean transition, and the previous India captain is the fitting particular person for the job. Having offered the much-needed route to the NCA and overseeing the boys’ progress on the India U-19 and India A ranges, we consider this can be a pure development for them as a coach as effectively,” BCCI stated the secretary.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
