Ricky Ponting, IPL Coach, Ex-India Pacer: Report Reveals Selections For Workforce India Head Coach Job

The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) is on the lookout for a brand new head coach for the boys’s cricket group as Rahul Dravid’s stint will come to an finish after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2024, and if he needs to proceed, he must re-apply for the place, which the veteran has been reportedly denying thus far. The multi-format teaching function requires the coach to stick with the group for roughly ten months with the busy males’s group calendar. IANS understands that Dravid is able to step down from the place whatever the truth whether or not it ends with the T20 World Cup title or not and needs to spend time with household.

Despite the fact that South Africa, Pakistan and England divide their teaching tasks between red-ball and white-ball cricket, the BCCI continues to be unwilling to undertake an analogous technique as a result of India don’t have two distinct participant teams for 2 codecs. The BCCI additionally approached ex-Indian gamers for the place however they should fill the applying kind to remain alive within the race.

Early hypothesis mentioned that VVS Laxman would succeed Dravid within the function which he beforehand stuffed on a part-time foundation within the latter’s absence final 12 months. Nonetheless, sources confirmed that Laxman isn’t within the temper to use and can proceed with the India ‘A’ group.

Former Australian cricketer and Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) head coach Justin Langer can also be within the fray for the top coach place together with different star veterans together with Stephen Fleming, Gautam Gambhir and Ashish Nehra. BCCI has additionally been assembly with IPL coaches and mentors within the hunt for a head coach. Langer ‘is curious’ and all in favour of teaching the Indian group however in line with sources, Ponting had a gathering with the BCCI secretary Jay Shah and chief selector Ajit Agarkar in Delhi within the first week of the month concerning the teaching place. Ponting is at present related to IPL franchise Delhi Capitals as head coach.

BCCI may also look as much as Gambhir, who returned again to his outdated franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after serving two years at Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) and has performed a key function in steering the aspect to back-to-back playoff finishes. Gujarat Titans head coach Nehra has additionally proven curiosity in guiding the Indian group prior to now.

“Why not, if I’d be given an opportunity to educate the Indian group why will not I. I imagine the group not solely revolves across the captain it is the administration that performs the important thing function,” Nehra had mentioned in an occasion again in 2021. Additionally, Nehra has proved his managing mettle with GT, profitable the IPL of their debut season and a runner-up end within the subsequent version.

Since Dravid is ‘not ‘ in extending his function and Laxman needs to stay with the ‘A’ group it’s Ponting who’s the front-runner within the race however the in depth ten months working load in away circumstances would be the key level in his determination. Additionally, Ponting was appointed head coach of Washington Freedom forward of the second season of Main League Cricket in america, which is about to begin kind July 6.

Quickly after the top of T20 WC, India shall be travelling to Zimbabwe for a five-match T20I collection ranging from July 15. So, with MLC ending on June 29, and Ponting serving Washington Freedom within the USA, will probably be a really troublesome job for the BCCI and the previous Australian skipper to return to the conclusion.

BCCI may also search for different choices comparable to Stephen Fleming, who’s the longest-serving coach in IPL for Chennai Tremendous Kings. Dravid, who was given a six-month extension publish the 50-over World Cup in October-November, has his contract expiring after the T20 World Cup subsequent month. The previous India captain has the choice of re-applying for the publish.

The Indian board on Monday invited functions for the function with a deadline of Could 27.