BCCI offers Rahul Dravid contract extension as head coach, says report
India coach Rahul Dravid
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has offered an extension to men's head coach Rahul Dravid. The tenure of the extension remains open-ended as of now. Dravid's term came to an end after the recently-concluded ODI World Cup 2023 where India finished the runners-up.
The development, which was reported by ESPNCricinfo, also suggests that there's no confirmation on whether Dravid has accepted the extension or not. One of the reasons for which the extension has been offered is to ensure the continuity of the structure put in place by Dravid over the last two years. Dravid joined as the coach after India's exit in the 2021 T20 World Cup.
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Under Dravid's coaching, India reached the semi-final of the T20 World Cup last year apart from going on an unbeaten run of 10 wins in the ODI World Cup before the loss in the final against Australia. India also reached their second consecutive World Test Championship (WTC) final where they lost to Australia in June earlier this year. They currently are the number one side across formats.
Talking about his potential extension during the ODI World Cup, he had said: "I haven't thought about it. I have no time to think about this, and no time to reflect on this. I will when I get the time to do that. But at this point oftime, I was completely focused on this campaign. It was focused on this World Cup, and there was nothing else on my mind. And I haven't given any other thought to what happens in the future."
If he accepts the offer, Dravid's first assignment will be India's tour of South Africa. The tour starts with six white-ball games - three T20Is and three ODIs each - from December 10 before two Tests in Centurion (from December 26) and Cape Town (from January 3).
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The next series after South Africa will be England's tour of India for a five-Test series.
