Rahul Dravid To Be India's Next Head Coach: Report

Mumbai, October 16 - Former India cricketer and one of the greats of the game, Rahul Dravid is all set to become India's next head coach after the upcoming T20 World Cup in UAE and Oman. According to TOI, Dravid agreed to coach the Indian men's senior team on Friday during the IPL final where BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah held a meeting with him.

During the meeting with Dravid - Ganguly and Shah persuaded him to take Ravi Shastri's position after the world cup and he reportedly agreed. "Dravid has confirmed he will be the next head coach of the Indian team. He will be stepping down as the head of the NCA soon", a top BCCI official told TOI on Friday night after the IPL final.



TOI also reported that Dravid's trusted lieutenant Paras Mhambrey has been appointed as the bowling coach while no decision has been made on the replacement for fielding coach R Sridhar. Vikram Rathore is likely to remain as the batting coach.

Meanwhile, the current head coach Ravi Shastri will be stepping down from the post after the mega event. Under his coaching, India defeated Australia twice in their own backyard to win back-to-back Test series and took the team into the final of the ICC World Test Championship.

It is said that Dravid has been given a two-year contract till the ODI world cup in 2023, for which, he will reportedly be given 10 crores of fees. He along with other staff members will assume charge from the New Zealand series after the World Cup.

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