Rahul Dravid former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team. He is the Director of Cricket Operations at National Cricket Academy Bengaluru. He also monitors the progress of India A and India under-19 cricket teams.
The Cricket Advisory Committee Ms Sulakshana Naik and Mr RP Singh on Wednesday appointed Mr Rahul Dravid as the Head Coach of Team India (Senior Men). The former India captain will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand.
The 47-year-old Dravid one of the greatest to have played for India was the only choice for BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah who had called him in Dubai and convinced him to apply for the position.
Mr Jay Shah Honorary Secretary BCCI said: There is no better person than Rahul Dravid and I am delighted to see him being appointed as the Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team with Two World Cups scheduled to take place in the next two years the former India captain is the right man for the job. Having provided the much-needed direction to NCA and overseen the progression of the boys at India U-19 and India A level we believe this is also a natural progression for him as a coach. I have no doubt that under him the Indian team will dominate in all formats. The Board will soon make appointments of other coaching staff who will support the Head Coach in jointly achieving our targets.
Mr Sourav Ganguly President BCCI said: The BCCI welcomes Rahul Dravid as the Head Coach of India’s senior men team. Rahul has had an excellent playing career and is one of the great player of the game. He has also served Indian cricket as Head of National Cricket Academy (NCA). Rahul’s effort at the NCA has several young cricketing talents who have gone on to represent the country at the international stage. I am hopeful he will take Indian cricket to new heights.
Mr Rahul Dravid Head Coach Team India said: It is an absolute honour to be appointed as the new Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team and I am really looking forward to this role. Under Mr Shastri, the team has done very well and I hope to work with the team to take this forward. Having worked closely with most of the boys either at NCA, U19 and India A setup I know they have the passion and desire to improve every day. There are some marquee multi-team events in the next two years and I look forward to working with the players and the support staff to achieve our potential.
New Zealand tour of India 2021 is schedule to begin on Wed Nov 17 2021 to be hosted by India. The New Zealand tour of India 2021 will have 3 T20 and 2 Test Matches to be hosted by India in the month of Nov-Dec 2021.