"Haven't Signed Anything...": Rahul Dravid On Indian Cricket Team Coaching Contract Duration

30.11.2023 - 13:57 sports.ndtv.com

Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid on Thursday stated that he hasn't signed any papers regarding the length of his contract extension with Team India.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the extension of contracts for head coach Rahul Dravid and the support staff of Team India (Senior Men). "The BCCI engaged in productive discussions with Rahul Dravid after the term of his contract ended following the recently concluded ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 and unanimously agreed to further the tenure," BCCI said in an official statement.

However, the official statement from BCCI didn't state the contract length of Dravid as well as the rest of the staff. When quizzed about his contract length Dravid said, "It's announced officially, I haven't signed anything yet, let the papers come officially from the BCCI.".

Batting coach Vikram Rathour, fielding coach T Dilip and bowling coach Paras Mhambrey will continue their stint with Team India as BCCI also extended contracts of the support staff of Team India.

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