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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.

Rohit Sharma "Shouldn't Have Said...": Gautam Gambhir On India Skipper's Rahul Dravid Remark

It's more than a week since the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team's loss in the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. India's wait for an ICC title continues. the last time, India won an ICC Trophy, MS Dhoni was still the captain. After India's latest loss in the ODI Cricket World Cup, the speculation has been that the team might get a new head coach. Rahul Dravid's current tenure as the Indian cricket team head coach has ended. Whether he will seek an extension is the question.

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.

Rahul Dravid, BCCI Engage In Discussion But Report Claims Board Inclined Towards New Coach, Who Is...

Rahul Dravid and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) top brass engaged in an in-depth talk about the possibilities surrounding his role as head coach with the board inclined to hand over the reins of the team to a new person keeping the T20 World Cup 2024 in mind. The person that board has in mind is VVS Laxman, the NCA Director. Dravid's two-year contract as India's head coach ended with the recent World Cup final in which Rohit Sharma's band suffered a heart-breaking six-wicket defeat to Australia.

How Hardik Pandya 'Sends Off' Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma From Indian Cricket Team Is The Question: Pakistan Great

After India's heartbreaking World Cup final defeat to Australia last week, the biggest topic of discussion has been the future of veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in T20Is. With the T20 World Cup to be held next year, Team India is set to enter a transition phase. Reports have claimed that head coach Rahul Dravid is unlikely to continue extend his contract, with Rohit also unlikely to feature in the shortest format. While there was no mention of Kohli in those reports, the former India captain has also not played a T20I in over an year.

Rahul Dravid Not Keen To Continue As India Coach, VVS Laxman May Take Over: Sources

Rahul Dravid is not keen on extending his contract as the head coach of the Indian men's cricket team, with National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief VVS Laxman likely to take over from him, sources told NDTV on Thursday. Sources have confirmed that Dravid, whose contract ended following the conclusion of the ODI World Cup last week, has decided not to continue as the head coach of the Indian team. Last week, India were beaten in the World Cup final at the expense of Australia.

The Rohit Sharma Dilemma: Why India Need Hitman As Captain For 2 More Years

Rohit Sharma must have felt very lonely as he walked up the long staircase of the Motera Stadium while shaking hands with whoever came in his way on the catastrophic Sunday night. A World Cup final defeat like this might have felt like a stab in the chest. He needed to quickly leave that arena. While it may appear that the world has collapsed around Rohit Sharma, now is the time more than ever that the Indian cricket team needs him at the helm for at least two more years in longer formats.

"In The Last 12 Years...": Shoaib Akhtar On India's Failure In ICC Events

The Cricket World Cup final is over and the analysis of Indian cricket team's loss has already started. Despite being the best team in the Cricket World Cup 2023 till the semi-final stage, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team could not pass the final hurdle and lost to Australia. Both in the bowling and batting departments, the Pat Cummins-led Australia were the better side. India failed to post a competitive total and were restricted to 240 while Australia reached the target with seven overs to spare.

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