Rohit Sharma: Rahul Dravid will be appointed Head Coach of Team India on Wednesday and will play that role for two years until the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Highlights
- Rohit Sharma called Rahul Dravid a “stalwart” of Indian cricket
- Rahul Dravid was appointed as India head coach on Wednesday
- He was working as the head of NCA
India’s deputy captain Rohit Sharma welcomed Rahul Dravid’s appointment as head coach of the team.
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On Wednesday and said the players are looking forward to working with an influential team.
“We were playing the game (against Afghanistan), so I had no idea (about it). Congratulations to him (Rahul Dravid) for coming back in a different capacity in the Indian team, we look forward to working with him,” Rohit said in a virtual way. A press conference hours after BCCI nominated Dravid as head coach.
Former captain Dravid was nominated by BCCI as head coach of the Indian Men’s Cricket Team on Wednesday.
This is a development immediately after the influence has been passing on to top management.
The former right-handed batsman, who was working as the head of the National Cricket Academy, has been appointed for a period of two years till the 2023 50over World Cup in India.
He will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand, starting November 17.
“He (Dravid) is a stalwart of Indian cricket and it will be nice working with him in future,” quipped Rohit, who plays an important knock of 74 in India’s 66-run win against Afghanistan in a Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup.
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