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BCCI Contacts Rahul Dravid After '1st Choice' Option Rejected T20 Coach Offer: Sources

With Rahul Dravid's tenure as Team India's head coach ending with the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup 2023, the senior national team is without a designated coach at the moment. While VVS Laxman is with India's troops for the 5-match T20I series against Australia, work is ongoing in the background to find the ideal coaching solution. It has been learned that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has offered an extension to Dravid, the role of T20 coach, however, was first offered to Ashish Nehra.

Virat Kohli To Skip T20Is, ODIs vs South Africa, Rohit Sharma Yet To Confirm Availability: Sources

As the Indian cricket team enters a new phase after the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup 2023, a young brigade, led by Suryakumar Yadav, is leading the unit against Australia in a 5-match T20I series. But, with the all-format tour of South Africa not far away, there isn't any official confirmation on the availability of seniors like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. It has now been learned that Kohli has decided to give the white-ball assignment against the Proteas a miss. He will only join the team for the Test series.

BCCI Decision On Dravid's Future Made, South Africa Tour Offer On Table: Report

The BCCI is likely to offer another two-year contract to Rahul Dravid but, as of now, the governing body wants the head coach to guide the team during the tour of South Africa as the modalities are being worked on. Dravid, under whose coaching India finished runners-up in both the World Test Championship (WTC) and the ODI World Cup, has had a good record in the past two years and many people in the BCCI believe that keeping him would allow the senior team to have continuity.