BCCI secretary Jay Shah has revealed the rationale why Rahul Dravid didn’t needed to proceed as Crew India’s head coach after the T20 World Cup.
“He instructed me that attributable to household commitments he desires to stop and we respect his choice. I didn’t compelled him to increase,” Shah instructed reporters in Barbados.
Shah lauded Dravid for his contribution to the Indian cricket first as a cricketer, then as administrator and coach.
“Rahul bhai has served Indian cricket for the previous 5 and half years. He was director of the Nationwide Cricket Academy for 3 years after which for the previous two and half years, he served as head coach of Crew India,” stated Shah.
India coach Rahul Dravid celebrates after successful the T20 World Cup REUTERS/Ash Allen
Shah additionally revealed the choice behind extending Rahul Dravid’s teaching tenure after the ultimate loss in 2023 ODI World Cup.
“Rahul Dravid’s function is as vital as Rohit Sharma on this T20 World Cup title triumph. He’s a person, who took the crew to the 2023 ODI World Cup remaining and didn’t needed to go away as a result of he needed to complete the job,” he stated.
Shah has stated that the Indian crew can have a brand new head coach from the limited-overs sequence in Sri Lanka beginning later this month, however didn’t reveal who has been finalised to succeed the outgoing Rahul Dravid.
“CAC has interviewed and shortlisted two names and after reaching Mumbai no matter they’ve determined we’ll go by that. VVS Laxman goes to Zimbabwe however a brand new coach will be a part of from the Sri Lanka sequence,” he stated.
The Indian crew is because of tour Sri Lanka for 3 T20Is and three ODIs beginning July 27.
Shah added that the transition has progressively begun with the retirement of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja and stated that India can area three completely different groups for 3 completely different tournaments.
“We’ve got the most important bench power, solely three gamers from this crew are going to Zimbabwe. We will area three groups if the necessity arises and the transition has already occurred with three greats retiring,” he stated.
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