Rahul Dravid Appointed As Team India's New Head Coach, To Take Charge From Ind vs NZ Series: BCCI

Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the Indian cricket team's head coach.

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New Delhi: In what comes as one the biggest positives for the future of cricket in India, ex-India skipper Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the Indian cricket team's head coach. He will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand.

🚨 NEWS 🚨: Mr Rahul Dravid appointed as Head Coach - Team India (Senior Men)

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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 3, 2021

Recently, Dravid was associated with Team India as head coach in the limited overs series against Sri Lanka. The tenure of the current India head coach Ravi Shastri is ending after the T20 World Cup. Dravid will take over as the head coach of Team India after the World Cup gets over. 

Having Ravi Shastri as coach, India became the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia (2018-19) and then another series in 2020-21.  India was also the first team to win all five T20 Internationals in a bilateral series, when they defeated New Zealand 5–0.  Under Shastri's guidance, India also won all seven Test series at home.

Rahul Dravid, the current NCA head, has plenty of experience and under his supervision many young players from the NCA have left their mark in international cricket. Reportedly, Rahul had also met BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Jay Shah in Dubai during the IPL final.

Dravid had earlier refused to become the coach, but after many efforts by the BCCI, he agreed to it. BCCI sources told ABP News that Rahul Dravid can get a contract till the year 2023. He is currently the coach of the Indian junior team and heads the National Cricket Academy.