Jay Shah, the secretary of BCCI, has confirmed that Rahul Dravid will retain his position as India’s head coach until the upcoming T20 World Cup in June 2024.
After the ODI World Cup final last year, even though Dravid’s contract ended, he continued in his role alongside other support staff for the December-January tour to South Africa without finalizing the tenure.
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Jay Shah Extends Rahul Dravid Coaching Tenure Until T20 World Cup 2024
But Shah said he held an initial talk with Dravid here before arriving at the decision to retain the former captain’s services till the ICC showpiece to be held in the West Indies and the USA.
“After the (2023) World Cup, Rahul bhai had to leave for the South Africa tour immediately. We did not get to meet in between which finally happened today,” Shah said here on the sidelines of the renaming function of the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday night.
“Why is there concern regarding a contract for someone as senior as Rahul Dravid? Rahul bhai will remain the coach in the T20 World Cup,” Shah asserted.
However, Shah indicated that they will hold a few more rounds of discussions ahead of the marquee event.
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“I will speak with him whenever there is time, there are back-to-back series happening right now. They were in South Africa, then there was a (T20I) series against Afghanistan (at home) and now England. We did not get to speak in between at all,” he added.
Shah said the IPL franchises will have to comply with workload management guidelines set by the BCCI for the centrally contracted players.
“This is the BCCI’s mandate. “It was state that the BCCI is the supreme body, and whatever decisions it makes, the franchises will have to adhere to — the franchises are subordinate to us,” he said.
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