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Rahul Dravid would be the coach for Sri Lanka tour: Sourav Ganguly

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Rahul Dravid will coach the Indian cricket staff for the brief Sri Lanka sequence, confirmed Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly. “Rahul Dravid will be the coach for the India tour to Sri Lanka,” Ganguly informed The Indian Express.
The Indian squad for the Sri Lanka tour on Monday began their 14-days institutional quarantine in Mumbai.
Dravid has been teaching the India under-19 and India A groups for the previous few years and growing India’s bench power.
Though it appears nearly sure that UAE will host the IPL in September, Ganguly mentioned the board has written to Indian authorities for tax exemption and that the choice on whether or not to host it in India or UAE shall be taken subsequently.
“We have written to Indian government on tax exemption. We are awaiting for their response. We still have time. The board will take decision on it soon,” he defined.
Though Indian board hasn’t made it official, they’ve additionally began work ing on the logistics on UAE internet hosting the T20 World Cup and Oman internet hosting the qualifiers of the championships. It is learnt that BCCI has blocked resort bookings for the World Cup. International Cricket Council (ICC) and Indian board have already approached Oman to host the World Cup qualifiers.