Rahul Dravid To Exit As India's Head Coach, Jay Shah's Big New Coach Plan Revelation
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BCCI secretary Jay Shah has confirmed that the board is set to send out an advertisement to hire a new head coach, with Rahul Dravid's tenure ending in June.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah has confirmed that an advertisement to hire a new head coach will be released soon. Rahul Dravid, who has been Team India's head coach since November 2021 and saw his contract being extended after the conclusion of the 2023 ODI World Cup. But, it doesn't look like Dravid is going to be handed an extension, with the board rolling out the advertisement for a new coach soon. Dravid's current contract with the BCCI, as the head coach of the Indian team, runs out in June, when the Indian team will also be involved in a T20 World Cup campaign.
Dravid put pen to paper on an extension as the head coach of the Indian team, along with his support staff, in November 2023. But, the new contract was only valid till the end of June 2024.
Jay Shah has confirmed that Dravid can apply for the role if he wants to but there will be no automatic extension like before.
"Rahul's tenure is only up to June. So if he wants to apply, he is free to do so," the BCCI secretary told Cricbuzzand also refused to rule out the possibility of hiring a foreign coach.
"We cannot determine whether the new coach will be Indian or foreign. It will be up to the CAC, and we are a global body," the BCCI official said.
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