Rahul Dravid’s contract as the all-format head coach for the Indian cricket team ended after World Cup 2023. India remained the only team to be unbeaten in the tournament with 10 wins before losing the final match and the final game to Australia.
Multiple reports have recently claimed that Dravid isn’t looking forward to getting his contract renewed once again by the BCCI and wants to get back coaching at the NCA. Close sources have also revealed that VVS Laxman is interested to replace Rahul Dravid and will also be leading the side against Australia in the upcoming 5 T20Is series.
Rahul Dravid’s performance as India’s head coach
Ups
Making India the No. 1 team in both Tests and ODIs
Winning the Asia Cup 2023 in Sri Lanka after defeating the host nation and defending champions
Masterminding India’s Test series win against Australia at home earlier this year
Shubman Gill became the player that he is under Dravid
Helped Virat Kohli rediscover his magical batting form
Meticulous planning ahead of the ODI World Cup, forging a near perfect plan of attacking cricket with Rohit Sharma
Downs
Loss in the South Africa Test series away from home after taking a 1-0 lead
Semifinal defeat in the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia
Loss in the World Test Championship final to Australia
Loss in the ODI World Cup final to Australia
WC 2023: Australia defeats India to win the 6th ICC Cricket World Cup Title
Will VVS Laxman become the new head coach for India?
As per reports presented by a close source of the BCCI, “Laxman has expressed his keenness for the job. During the World Cup, Laxman travelled to Ahmedabad to meet the BCCI’s top bosses in this regard. He’s likely to sign a long-time contract as the Team India coach, and will certainly travel with the team in that capacity for the upcoming tour of South Africa, which will be his first as full-time India head coach.”
“Dravid has communicated to the BCCI that he isn’t keen to continue as a full-time coach. For close to 20 years, he has travelled with the Indian team as a player, and for the past couple of years, he again went through the same grind, which he doesn’t want to undergo.”
“He’s fine with a role at the NCA as the head there (a role he previously served in), which will allow him to stay back in his hometown Bengaluru. Like earlier, he’s fine with coaching the team sporadically, but not again as a full-time coach,” the reports said.
