Rahul Dravid All Set To Take Over As Full-Time Coach Of Indian Cricket Team

Rahul Dravid is all set to take over as the national cricket team’s head coach following the T20 World Cup in the UAE and have agreed to the BCCI’s offer.

According to the reports, Dravid who currently heads the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru agreed to coach the Indian team till 2023 World Cup.  Initially, he was reluctant but it is understood that president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah had a meeting with Rahul on the sidelines of the IPL final where they were able to convince him

The report further added that Dravid’s trusted lieutenant Paras Mhambrey is expected to be the bowling coach while Vikram Rathour is likely to continue as batting coach. However, it is understood that the BCCI will nonetheless give an advertisement for the position to ensure that due process is followed.

Shastri was in charge of the team at a fee of Rs 8.5 crore and it is understood that BCCI is offering Dravid a significant hike, which will be more than his NCA remuneration as well as Shastri’s current paycheque.