New Delhi. Team India is currently playing a 5-match T20 series with Australia. Senior players and coach Rahul Dravid have been given a break from the series. Dravid’s tenure ends after World Cup 2023. Team India lost to Australia in the final of the World Cup. Now the news is coming that BCCI has again offered Dravid as coach. If they accept it, their tenure can be extended. Team India is scheduled to tour South Africa next month. The team has to play 3 T20s, 3 ODIs and 2 Tests in this tour. The T20 World Cup is also scheduled to be held in June 2024.
Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid was appointed as the new coach of Team India in place of Ravi Shastri after the T20 World Cup 2021. During his tenure, the team made it to the finals of the World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup. However, the Indian team lost to Australia in the finals of both the tournaments. According to Cricinfo news, last week the BCCI has discussed with Rahul Dravid about extending his tenure as coach. However, there is no response from them yet. Talking about the series being played against Australia, VVS Laxman has got the responsibility of the coach.
Tour of South Africa from 10th December
According to reports, BCCI is in favor of making Rahul Dravid the coach again. The main reason is to continue the structure it has built over the last two years. Things may change after the arrival of the new coach. If Dravid accepts the offer, his first tour in his second term will be to South Africa. The team is scheduled to play the T20 series from December 10. After this there are 3 ODIs. This will be followed by Tests in Centurion from December 26 and Cape Town from January 3. After this, the team also has to play a 5-match Test series at home against England. It is known that the team has not managed to win a Test series in South Africa so far. In such a situation, this tour will be important for the coaches as well as the players.
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Under the coaching of Rahul Dravid, Team India lost to England in the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup. If Dravid continues as coach, it is expected that the tenure of batting coach Vikram Rathore, bowling coach Paras Mhambare and fielding coach T Dileep may also be extended. After the defeat in the World Cup final, Rahul Dravid said that he is proud that the Indian team is number-1 in all three formats. On the question of extending his tenure as coach, he said that he has not thought about it yet. Because I was busy preparing for the World Cup. Now it remains to be seen what decision Dravid takes on extending his tenure. It is known that Team India is waiting for the ICC trophy since 2013. The team has not managed to win the T20 and ODI World Cup titles since 2011.
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Tags: BCCI, Rahul Dravid, Team India
First published: November 29, 2023, 06:45 IST