Rahul Dravid appointed head coach of the Indian men's cricket team

The Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sulakshana Naik and RP Singh unanimously appointed Rahul Dravid as the head coach of Team India Senior MenThe 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 Shastris successor whose term gets over after the ongoing ICC T20 World CupThe Board congratulates Shastri former Team Director amp Head Coach B Arun Bowling Coach R Sridhar Fielding Coach and Vikram Rathour Batting Coach on a successful tenure Under Shastri the Indian Cricket Team adopted a bold and fearless approach and performed creditably both inhome and away conditions India climbed to the top position in the Test format and made it to the final of the inaugural World Test Championship in EnglandIndia became the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia 201819 and followed it with another series win in 202021 India were also the first team to win all 5 T20Is in a bilateral series when it blanked New Zealand 50 Under Shastri and his teams guidance India won all their seven Test series at home Sourav Ganguly President BCCI in a release said The BCCI welcomes Rahul Dravid as the Head Coach of Indias senior men team Rahul has had an illustrious playing career and is one of the greats of the game He has also served Indian cricket as Head of National Cricket Academy NCA with distinction Rahuls effort at the NCA has nurtured several young cricketing talents who have gone on to represent the country at the international stage I am hopeful that his new stint will take Indian cricket to new heightsJay Shah Honorary Secretary BCCI said There is no better person than Rahul Dravid and I am delighted to see him being appointed as the Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team With two World Cups scheduled to take place in the next two years it is important to have a seamless transition and the former India captain is the right man for the job Having provided the muchneeded direction to NCA and overseen the progression of the boys at India U19 and India A level we believe this is also a natural progression for him as a coach I have no doubt that under him the Indian team will dominate in all formats The Board will soon make appointments of other coaching staff who will support the Head Coach in jointly achieving our targetsAlso Read Rathour explains why Kishan opened ahead of Rohit against KiwisRahul Dravid Head Coach Team India said It is an absolute honour to be appointed as the new Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team and I am really looking forward to this role Under Mr Shastri the team has done very well and I hope to work with the team to take this forward Having worked closely with most of the boys either at NCA U19 and India A setup I know they have the passion and desire to improve every day There are some marquee multiteam events in the next two years and I look forward to working with the players and the support staff to achieve our potentialThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever