New Delhi, November 30: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the contract extension of Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid and his support staff bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, batting coach Vikram Rathore and fielding coach T Dilip. Did it.
Rahul Dravid’s contract expired after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. After the T20 World Cup in 2021, Rahul Dravid took over as coach in place of Ravi Shastri for a two-year tenure. But now BCCI has extended this contract after discussing it with Rahul Dravid.
The Indian team finished runner-up in the One Day International World Cup and to maintain the team’s momentum, BCCI has decided to extend the contract of Rahul Dravid and his support staff. The final match of the World Cup was played between India and Australia on 19 November in Ahmedabad, where Australia won the title by defeating India by six wickets. In this tournament, the Indian team entered the finals by registering 10 wins and topping the points table.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has issued a release announcing the extension of the contract of Rahul Dravid and his support staff. But no information has been given about the tenure of Rahul Dravid in this release.
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It was said that after the completion of Dravid’s tenure after the World Cup, the board held talks with Dravid and it was unanimously decided to extend his tenure.
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BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said that the board will fully support Rahul Dravid so that the Indian team is successful in winning the ICC trophy. The Indian team has not won any ICC title in the last decade.
Rahul Dravid successfully held the charge of the head coach of Team India for two years. After this successful tenure, Dravid said, “These two years spent with Team India were wonderful. During this time we saw many ups and downs and we all supported each other completely.
As the head coach of the Indian cricket team, Rahul Dravid accepted all the challenges and took the team forward, for which he cannot be praised enough. He also said that I am very happy that Rahul Dravid accepted the offer to remain the head coach.
With this contract extension, the second term of Dravid and his support staff is beginning. He is going to visit South Africa for the first time during his second term. Where matches of all formats are going to be played. This includes three T20, three ODI and two Test matches. This tour is from 10 December to 7 January.
After that, the Indian team will play three T20 matches against Afghanistan in January. After three T20 matches against Afghanistan, it will play five Test matches against England and then play the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup. Which is being organized in the West Indies and the USA.
