After grooming Colts, Rahul Dravid to teach thoroughbreds

Rahul Dravid has been appointed the brand new head coach of the senior nationwide cricket group to succeed Ravi Shastri. His tenure will begin with the upcoming dwelling sequence towards New Zealand.
The improvement was on the playing cards ever because the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) managed to get the previous skipper to come back on board. He met senior BCCI officers within the UAE through the Indian Premier League (IPL). Dravid is the current Director of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru and head coach of the India Under-19 and A groups. In that capability, he has been answerable for grooming a number of younger gamers who’ve made the transition to the senior aspect over the previous few years.
“It is an absolute honour 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 team has done very well, and I hope to work with the team to take this forward. Having worked closely with most of the boys either at NCA, U19 and India A set-up, I know they have the passion and desire to improve every day. There are some marquee multi-team events in the next two years, and I look forward to working with the players and the support staff to achieve our potential.”
Dravid will even look to go one higher within the 2021-2023 World Test Championship cycle, after falling on the closing hurdle towards the Kiwis in June this 12 months. (FILE)
The tenure of Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun, batting coach Vikram Rathour and fielding coach R Sridhar finish collectively, and BCCI secretary Jay Shah stated the Board will quickly make appointments of different teaching workers.
Apart from the house sequence towards New Zealand, the following two years has main ICC occasions together with the T20 World Cup in Australia and the 2023 50-over World Cup, scheduled to be held in India.
Dravid will even look to go one higher within the 2021-2023 World Test Championship cycle, after falling on the closing hurdle towards the Kiwis in June this 12 months.

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, who was Dravid’s teammate for many of their careers after making their Test debuts in the identical sport, hoped he’ll information the Indian group to new heights.
“Rahul has had an illustrious playing career and is one of the greats of the game. He has also served Indian cricket as Head of National Cricket Academy with distinction. Rahul’s effort at the NCA has nurtured several young cricketing talents who have gone on to represent the country at the international stage. I am hopeful that his new stint will take Indian cricket to new heights,” the previous India skipper stated.
Shah alluded that Dravid’s appointment was a part of a well-thought-out coverage.
With two World Cups scheduled to happen within the subsequent two years, it is very important have a seamless transition, and the previous India captain is the proper man for the job. Having offered the much-needed path to NCA and overseen the development of the boys at India U-19 and India A degree, we imagine that is additionally a pure development for him as a coach,” the BCCI secretary stated.