A number of sources within the BCCIconfirmed to this paper that the legendary batter, whose two-year contract ended with the conclusion of the World Cup, has determined to not proceed as the top coach of the Indian workforce and has communicated the identical to the BCCI.Dravid is ready to get replaced within the position by his shut palVVS Laxman, who’s at the moment the top coach of a second-string Indian workforce which is able to tackle Australia in a five-match T20I collection in Vizag from Thursday.
Laxman can be the top of the BCCI’s Nationwide Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, and was the interim head coach of the Indian workforce through the Eire T20I collection earlier than the World Cup and the white-ball collection towards New Zealand after the T20 World Cup final yr.
“Laxman has expressed his keenness for the job. In the course of the World Cup, Laxman travelled to Ahmedabad to fulfill the BCCI’s high bosses on this regard. He is prone to signal a long-time contract because the Workforce India coach, and will definitely journey with the workforce in that capability for the upcoming tour of South Africa, which might be his first because the full-time India head coach,” a dependable supply within the BCCI instructed TOI.
The primary T20I towards South Africa is scheduled for December 10, and the workforce is prone to depart by December 4.
Dravid had been appointed as the top coach of Workforce India in November 2021 on a two-year contract, which ended with the World Cup in India.
“Dravid has communicated to the BCCI that he is not eager to proceed as a full-time coach. For shut to twenty years, he has travelled with the Indian workforce as a participant, and for the previous couple of years, he once more went by means of the identical grind, which he would not need to bear. He is superb with a job on the NCA as the top there (a job he beforehand served in), which is able to enable him to remain again in his hometown Bengaluru. Like earlier, he is superb with teaching the workforce sporadically, however not once more as a full-time coach,” the supply stated.
One other supply instructed TOI that the Dravid was already contemplating his future choices. “He is in talks with an IPL workforce for an enormous two-year contract,” the supply revealed. There isn’t any readability on whether or not the opposite members of the assist workers of the Indian workforce, whose contracts too ended with the World Cup, will proceed. Vikram Rathour was India’s batting coach, Paras Mhambrey was the bowling coach, and T Dilip was the fielding coach.
“They may proceed, or Laxman, like another coach, would possibly need to deliver his personal set of individuals within the assist workers,” stated the supply.
Dravid’s two-year stint noticed India lose within the T20 World Cup semifinals in Australia, triumph within the Asia Cup, attain the ODI World Cup ultimate, win the house Check collection towards Australia, Sri Lanka and New Zealand, and the away collection in Bangladesh and West Indies. There have been house T20I collection wins towards Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka too.
The workforce misplaced within the Checks and ODI collection in South Africa and the deciding fifth Check in England.
