Right Call To Hand Rahul Dravid Coaching Extension? Zaheer Khan's Honest Response

Indian cricket team is at crossroads, well sort of. After the runners-up finish at the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023, the next big assignment for the Indian cricket team is the T20 World Cup 2024. There is increasing curiosity on whether it is time for Indian cricket to infuse fresh blood in the white-ball formats. Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid also ended his first tenure with the side. While there was much speculation on whether a new person would be given the reins of the team, it is now confirmed that Rahul Dravid has been given an extension as the head coach of the Indian cricket team.

Indian cricket team pace legend Zaheer Khan was recently asked an interesting question on Rahul Dravid's appointment.

"Dravid has been handed coaching extension? Do you think it's the right call and will it be easy for the coach to instill belief to bounce back in 6 months for an ICC trophy?" Zaheer Khan was asked by a user.

The pace great reply was interesting. "Just a general view on this scenario. We've been talking about so many captains, so many vice-captains. All the things which are happening around. With so much of cricket also happening, you need that continuity factor, which is going to be very, very important. You need that stability and how you are going to achieve that stability when you have so many moving parts is having something constant," Zaheer Khan said on Cricbuzz.

"Whoever becomes the coach needs to be constant and should maintain that continuity for a while, so that all the processes are followed and communicated in that regard. You form a nice setup with regards to the higher management in BCCI, to the selectors, to the NCA, to the Indian team, and captains across formats," Zaheer Khan, a member of