Former India captain Rahul Dravid has formally applied for position of national team’s head coach.
There were speculations regarding Rahul Dravid’s appointment as the Team India head coach ever since Ravi Shastri announced that he will not renew his contract. The rumours gained pace over the last fortnight when it was reported that Dravid met Sourav Ganguly and BCCI secretary Jay Shah ahead of the IPL 2021 final. On Tuesday, Rahul Dravid formally applied for the high-profile position.
It is also being learnt that Rahul Dravid is the first and only choice of BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah. Now, with not many big names applying for the Indian cricket head coach’s post, the job for the Cricket Advisory Committee becomes easier as there aren’t any big names in fray who can match the batting great’s stature.
Current coach Ravi Shastri’s contract ends with the T20 World Cup and under Dravid, a new era in Indian cricket will start with the home series against New Zealand where he will take charge with a new T20 captain, which in all likelihood, will be Rohit Sharma.
