BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said that Dravid did not apply for the post of head coach again due to this major reason.

Rahul Dravid: Jay Shah has explained the reason for not taking over the responsibility of Dravid’s head coach.


New Delhi:

Jai Shah made a big revelation: Now it has become clear that after winning the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cp 2024), Team India is going to get a new head coach. And it is clear that Gautam Gambhir’s name is yet to be formally announced in this matter. It was made clear long ago that Dravid would not apply for the post of head coach once again, but fans were surprised then and even more so now that now that India has become the T20 champions, Dravid to take over the coaching. is comfortable. can continue. However, Dravid chose to leave the team on a winning note. However, Shah also said a day ago that the BCCI has shortlisted two names.

The two names mean short-list!

According to the news coming from sources, the two names shortlisted by BCCI are Gautam Gambhir and WV Raman. And it can also be seen that the white ball responsibility is given to Gambhir while the red ball responsibility is given to Gautam Gambhir. It is likely to be announced in the next few days. VVS Laxman will coach the team on the Zimbabwe tour, while Gautam Gambhir will take charge of the team’s competition with the Sri Lanka tour in November.

Shah explained why Dravid refused

Explaining the reason behind not taking responsibility of Dravid’s head coach, Shah said that the BCCI did not pressure Dravid in this matter as it was purely his personal decision. That said, Dravid told me that he will not be able to play the role of coach in future due to family obligations as he wants to spend as much time as possible with his family. We respect their decision and that’s why we didn’t pressure them.


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