Rahul Dravid was Appointed India Head Coach

Rahul Dravid has been designated the lead trainer of the Indian cricket crew. He will take over from Ravi Shastri, whose residency will reach a conclusion after the continuous Men's T20 World Cup 2021. Dravid will assume responsibility for the senior side from the home series against New Zealand, which beginnings with the T20Is on November 17. The series includes three T20Is and two Tests.

The arrangement of the previous India chief made by BCCI's Cricket Advisory Committee, involving Sulakshana Naik and RP Singh, was "consistent" said a media discharge from BCCI. There was no notice of different candidates, assuming any.

"The BCCI invites Rahul Dravid as the Head Coach of India's senior men group. Rahul has had a celebrated playing profession and is one of the greats of the game. He has additionally served Indian cricket as Head of National Cricket Academy (NCA) with unique excellence," BCCI president and Dravid's previous partner, Sourav Ganguly said.

"Rahul's work at the NCA has sustained a few youthful cricketing gifts who have proceeded to address the country at the global stage. I'm confident that his new stretch will take Indian cricket higher than ever."

Dravid recently instructed the India Under-19 side at the 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, where they wrapped other participants and support separately. Dravid has likewise administered the advancement of the India A sides until 2019 when he has selected the top of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. He was likewise the mentor as of late when a Shikhar Dhawan-drove Indian group visited Sri Lanka recently.

"It is a flat-out honor to be designated as the new Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team and I am truly anticipating this job. Under Mr. Shastri, the group has done well overall, and I desire to work with the group to take this forward," Dravid said on the arrangement.

"Having worked intimately with the majority of the young men either at NCA, U19 and India An arrangement, I realize they have the enthusiasm and want to work on ordinary. There are some marquee multi-group occasions in the following two years, and I anticipate working with the players and the care staff to accomplish our latent capacity."

Dravid takes over from another previous cricketer Ravi Shastri in whose residency India turned into the principal Asian side to win a Test series in Australia (2018-19) and rehashed the accomplishment on the 2020-21 visit. They additionally didn't lose a series at home in transit to the highest point of the Test rankings, and the last of the debut World Test Championship last.

It stays not yet clear who else joins Dravid in the Indian private alcove staff, in spite of the fact that Vikram Rathour, the officeholder batting mentor affirmed that he has reapplied for the post.