The Board of Management for Cricket in India prolonged the contracts of head coach Rahul Dravid and the help workers, forward of the tour to South Africa which begins on December 10.
His tenure, together with that of batting coach Vikram Rathour, bowling coach Paras Mhambrey and fielding coach T. Dilip, ended with the recently-concluded ODI World Cup.
Dravid had changed Ravi Shastri after the T20 World Cup in 2021, getting appointed for a two-year time period. Beneath him, India completed runners-up in each the World Check Championship (WTC) and the ODI World Cup.
Nevertheless, it’s but to be confirmed if the tenure extension is for a yr holding the following T20 World Cup in thoughts or until 2025, which covers the whole ongoing WTC cycle and the Champions Trophy – scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan for now.
India will tour South Africa between December 10, 2023, and January 7, 2024, for 3 T20Is and ODIs, and two Check matches.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah has had discussions with Dravid final week.
“Mr. Rahul Dravid’s imaginative and prescient, professionalism, and unyielding efforts have been essential pillars in Staff India’s success,” BCCI president Roger Binny mentioned.
“I’m delighted that he accepted the provide to stay the Head Coach, and it speaks of the mutual respect and shared imaginative and prescient between him and the BCCI. I’ve little doubt that below him, the group will proceed its march to the top of success and set new benchmarks alongside the best way.”
Dravid thanked the board for putting its belief in him, and mentioned he was pleased with the tradition within the dressing room.
“As we embrace new challenges publish the World Cup, we stay dedicated to the pursuit of excellence,” Dravid mentioned.
