Rahul Dravid Might Replace The Incumbent Team-India’s Head Coach Anil Kumble After India-Australia Test Series?
The eleven players on the field might be in the minds of every cricket buff, they might grab huge attention when the game is on and even more when the match is in between India and Australia or India vs Pakistan. But what matters most and what shows huge impact is the kind of coach TeamIndia has. The edges up to which the coach can bring his National team when the match is very important or the rivals are quite tough.
Earlier in between April and June 2016, there was a cold war in between former popular Indian cricketers. The veteran players then competed for the seat of Team India’s head coach. Though many legendaries like Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar and others applied, the position was granted to the former ace bowler Anil Kumble.
It has been nearly 8 months for this Kannada bowler to lead the team from the backend. Now according to the sources, it appears like Kumble might leave his seat to take over the role of Director of the team, which is more prominent and crucial.
And it is believed that the former batsmen Rahul Dravid might be the India’s head coach right after Anil Kumble.
Right after being appointed as the Team India’s coach, he led the side to a 2-0 Test series victory in West Indies, also went on to dominate the likes of New Zealand at the best 3-0, England at 4-0, and Bangladesh at 1-0, which is sheer brilliance.
His valiant efforts led the country to beat all the vital opponents placing itself at the number one position in the enlisted ICC rankings. However, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to offer him the role of team director very soon, which means Kumble is going to bid adios to his current role and this ongoing four-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy might be his last.
Kumble has already been asked by the BCCI committee of administrators (CoA) to file a cumulative report on the men’s national team, the India A side, the women’s national side, and the junior teams, after the completion of the Bengaluru Test, which India won by a fair 75 runs margin.
Rahul Dravid is currently the coach of the India A team and he will be placed in Kumble’s position after the end of this series.
In addition, the CoA is also looking to shuffle off the cricket advisory committee, which comprises of the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and VVS Laxman. And according to the sources, one player out of the trio will be appointed as the manager of cricketing operations.