Reported that Rahul Dravid is not willing to extend his contract as the head coach of Team India.
After the ODI World Cup tournament, the head coach, Rahul Dravid, reportedly did not want to extend his contract with Team India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) began searching for a new coach for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup. Initially, they approached Ashish Nehra, the coach of Gujarat Titans and former India bowler, but he declined the offer. BCCI then made efforts to convince Rahul Dravid, and eventually, they succeeded in securing him as the new coach.
Rahul Dravid’s Contract Extended as India’s Head Coach: The Twist in the Tale with Ashish Nehra and the T20 World Cup 2024
On Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the contract extension of head coach Rahul Dravid and the support staff. The BCCI held talks with Dravid and unanimously agreed to extend the tenure. The exact duration of this agreement has not yet been clarified.
According to a report in the Indian Express, Nehra was asked by the BCCI for the Twenty20 World Cup in 2024 to end the drought in ICC tournaments. Everyone has seen that Nehra’s strategy has been successful in the IPL. Under his guidance, Gujarat Titans won the title in their first attempt in 2022 and reached the final in 2023. However, Nehra rejected BCCI’s proposal. So, he approached Dravid again.
Both Rohit Sharma and the Chief of the Selection Committee, Ajit Agarkar, expressed the belief that Dravid’s tenure should be extended. Along with Dravid, the tenures of the bowling coach, Paras Mhabre, and the batting coach, Vikram Rathod, have also been extended.
