The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday, November 3 appointed Rahul Dravid as the Head Coach of Team India (Senior Men) and the former India captain will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand from November 17.
As per the reports obtained by a media advisory by BCCI conveyed, “The Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Ms Sulakshana Naik and Mr RP Singh on Wednesday unanimously appointed Mr Rahul Dravid as the Head Coach of Team India (Senior Men). The former India captain will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand. The BCCI had invited applications for the said position on October 26 to appoint Mr Ravi Shastri’s successor, whose term gets over after the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup.”
Furthermore, Dravid conveyed “It is an absolute honour to be appointed as the new head coach of the Indian cricket team, I am really looking forward to this role. Under Mr (Ravi) Shastri, the team has done very well, and I hope to work with the team to take this forward.”
