India legend Rahul Dravid will now be seen as the new coach of the Indian cricket team. He will be joining the team after the T20 World Cup. Dravid has also agreed to become the coach during the IPL final on Friday as per the sources.
In Dubai, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah held a meeting with Dravid and asked him to join the team after the T20 World Cup. Dravid will remain the coach of the team till the 2023 World Cup. Apart from Dravid, Paras Mhambrey has been appointed as the bowling coach. His tenure will also last till the 2023 World Cup.
Dravid is the President of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) at present. During the IPL final on Friday night, a BCCI official said, 'Rahul Dravid will be the head coach of the Indian cricket team. He will soon resign from the post of NCA chief.
At the same time, Paras Mhambrey, who has been working with Dravid for several years, has been appointed as the bowling coach. However, he will replace Bharat Arun as part of the team. Also, no decision has been taken on fielding coach R. Sridhar's replacement yet. At the same time, Vikram Rathor will remain the batting coach of the team. Dravid was the coach of Team India on the tour of Sri Lanka a few days ago.
Let us tell you, after the T20 World Cup, Shastri was accompanied by bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R. Sridhar. Ravi Shastri has been the coach of the Indian Cricket Team since 2017. Extended his contract in 2019. Between Ravi Shastri and Virat, Team India has performed brilliantly well in the Test Matches.
On the tour of Australia, the team won the series by defeating Australia. At the same time, England was ahead 2-1 in all the five-Test series on tour. The team also reached the finals of the World Test Championship held for the first time. However, the team had to face defeat from New Zealand.