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Rahul Dravid isn’t eager on extending his contract as the pinnacle coach of the Indian males’s cricket workforce, with Nationwide Cricket Academy (NCA) chief VVS Laxman more likely to take over from him, sources instructed NDTV on Thursday. Sources have confirmed that Dravid, whose contract ended following the conclusion of the ODI World Cup final week, has determined to not proceed as the pinnacle coach of the Indian workforce. Final week, India have been overwhelmed within the World Cup ultimate on the expense of Australia.
Sources have additionally confirmed that former India batter and Dravid’s ex-teammate Laxman is more likely to take the function of head coach.
Laxman has been named because the designated head coach for the five-match T20I collection towards Australia, beginning in a while Thursday.
Dravid was appointed head coach of the workforce, having additionally served as the pinnacle of the NCA, in 2021 after India’s marketing campaign got here to an early finish within the T20 World Cup within the UAE.
Beneath the steerage of Dravid, India reached the finals of the ICC World Take a look at Championship and the ODI World Cup, however the workforce misplaced to Australia on each events. Additionally they reached the semi-final of the T20 World Cup final yr, happening to eventual champions England.
Nonetheless, India received the Asia Cup earlier this yr with Dravid on the helm.
On being requested about his future after the ultimate defeat to Australia, Dravid remained non-committal.
”I have not considered it. I’ve simply come off a recreation. I had no time to consider this and no time to replicate on this. Yeah, I’ll once I get the time to try this,” Dravid had mentioned at post-match media convention.
India tackle Australia within the first T20I on the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vizag in a while Thursday.
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