Rahul Dravid to proceed as India’s head coach
Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid will proceed as India’s head coach after accepting the BCCI’s supply to increase his time period. Whereas the BCCI didn’t specify the period of the extension, it will likely be no less than till the 2024 T20 World Cup in June.Dravid grew to become the top coach in November 2021 for a two-year time period that ended on the conclusion of the 2023 ODI World Cup earlier this month.
Whereas India has risen to the highest of the Check, ODI and T20I rankings beneath Rahul Dravid as coach, they have been unable to win any ICC trophies – ending as semi-finalists within the 2022 T20 World Cup, and runners-up within the 2023 World Check Championship and the 2023 ODI World Cup. India’s run within the ODI World Cup was significantly spectacular: they received all 9 league video games and the semi-final, earlier than shedding the ultimate to Australia.
ESPNcricinfo discovered that the BCCI needed Rahul Dravid to remain on to make sure continuity to the construction he had put in place over the previous two years, which could in any other case get disrupted beneath a brand new coach.
“The final two years with Crew India have been totally memorable,” Dravid stated in a press release saying his contract extension. “Collectively, we’ve got witnessed the highs and lows, and all through this journey, the assist and camaraderie inside the group have been phenomenal. I’m genuinely pleased with the tradition we’ve got set within the dressing room. It is a tradition that stands resilient, whether or not in moments of triumph or adversity. The talents and expertise that our group possesses are phenomenal, and what we have careworn is following the proper course of and sticking to our preparations, which has had a direct impression on the general end result.
“I thank the BCCI and the Workplace Bearers for putting their belief in me, endorsing my imaginative and prescient, and offering assist throughout this era. The calls for of this position necessitate appreciable time away from house, and I deeply admire my household’s sacrifices and assist. Their instrumental position behind the scenes has been invaluable. As we embrace new challenges submit the World Cup, we stay dedicated to the pursuit of excellence.”
Dravid’s first project in his second stint as head coach is India’s tour of South Africa, which begins with three T20Is and three ODIs from December 10 adopted by two Assessments, in Centurion (from December 26) and Cape City (from January 3). India then play a five-Check collection towards England at house, earlier than the T20 World Cup in June.
Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary, stated Rahul Dravid had the board’s “full backing”. “Crew India is now a formidable unit throughout codecs, and our prime rating in all three codecs immediately displays his imaginative and prescient, steering, and the roadmap he charted for the group,” Shah stated. “Having received 10 consecutive video games earlier than the ultimate, our World Cup marketing campaign was nothing wanting extraordinary, and the top coach deserves appreciation for organising the proper platform for the group to flourish. The pinnacle coach has our full backing, and we’ll present him with all of the assist wanted for sustained success on the worldwide degree.”
The BCCI has additionally prolonged the phrases for India’s assist workers: Vikram Rathour (batting coach), Paras Mhambrey (bowling coach), and T Dilip (fielding coach).
