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By: Shree1news, 16 OCT 2021
India former skipper, Rahul Dravid has agreed to to take over as coach of the Indian cricket team after the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup as current coach, Ravi Shastri will be stepping down after a 4-year spell.
The The 48-year-old Dravid, one of the greatest ever to have played for India who is currently the head of National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru has been charge of the India A and U-19 team and have even marshalled the U-19 boys to a world cup win in 2018.
A BCCI official on conditions of anonymity have confirmed that the former RCB captain will be at the helm of affairs till the 2023 ODI World Cup.
“Yes, Rahul has 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 official told PTI.
It was earlier circulated that the former India international will be taking over as an interim-coach. The official have brushed aside all rumours and have assured that he’ll be on full-time charge.
“It won’t be an interim role,” he added.
Source:A-N
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