Dravid says that he had no plans to proceed as India head coach after the ODI World Cup last defeat, however a name from his captain modified his thoughts
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Rahul Dravid was accomplished as India head coach after his preliminary two-year time period ended on the finish of final 12 months’s ODI World Cup, the place the group completed runners-up to Australia. Then got here a name from Rohit Sharma, and the whole lot modified.
“Ro, thanks very a lot for making that decision to me in November and asking [me] to proceed,” Dravid, whose tenure ended after India’s T20 World Cup 2024 title win, mentioned in a video posted by the BCCI.
“I feel it has been such a privilege and a pleasure to work with each one in all you, however Ro, additionally thanks for the time. There’s a variety of time we’ve to talk, we’ve to debate, we’ve to agree, we’ve to disagree at instances, however thanks so very a lot.”
As coach, other than profitable the T20 World Cup, Dravid was in cost when India bought to the World Check Championship last in June 2023 and the ODI World Cup last in November 2023.
In his second of glory as coach, Dravid mentioned he did not imagine in “redemption tales”. That was in response to a query on whether or not it was notably satisfying to carry the World Cup on the identical shores the place India have been dumped out of the ODI World Cup within the first spherical in 2007 with Dravid the group’s captain.
“I am not often wanting phrases however on a day like right this moment, for me to be a part of this, I couldn’t be extra grateful,” Dravid mentioned. “For the respect, for the kindness, for the trouble that every and everybody of you’ve got proven to me, to my teaching employees, to my help employees.
“All of you’ll keep in mind these moments. We at all times say, it isn’t concerning the runs, it isn’t concerning the wickets, you by no means keep in mind your profession however you keep in mind moments like this, so let’s actually take pleasure in.”
Dravid was hoisted by the complete group on the sector in the course of the victory celebrations, with Virat Kohli and Rohit main the best way. Dravid and the selectors have been liable for bringing again the 2 senior gamers to the T20I facet earlier this 12 months regardless of them having not featured within the format for a very long time.
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As they celebrated collectively, Dravid had a small message for Kohli: “All three whites ticked off. One purple to go. Tick it.” The reference being to India’s wins within the ODI World Cup in 2011, the Champions Trophy in 2013 and now the T20 World Cup, all of which Kohli was part of, and the Check championship, which India have not received but regardless of reaching the ultimate on each events to date.
Dravid’s successor is anticipated to be named quickly. VVS Laxman is teaching the second-string facet that may play a sequence of 5 T20Is in Zimbabwe beginning July 6, and Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary, has mentioned that the subsequent coach can be named forward of the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka in late July. Gautam Gambhir is the frontrunner to be named head coach.
Final month, previous to the beginning of the T20 World Cup, Dravid had cited the packed calendar as a serious purpose for not reapplying for the job. “Sadly, simply the type of schedules [that are in place in international cricket] and the place I discover myself on this stage in my life, I do not suppose I will have the ability to reapply,” he had mentioned upon India’s arrival in New York.