Rahul Dravid likely to reapply for NCA Head role as his two-year term comes to an end

Dravid,
who
was
appointed
for
the
role
in
July
2019,
has
played
a
significant
role
in
creating
India’s
rich
bench
strength
after
he
worked
extensively
with
the
junior
players
as
India
U-19
and
A
coach.

With
his
two-year
term
coming
to
an
end,
the
BCCI
has
invited
applications
as
per
protocol
and
if
reports
are
to
be
believed
then
Dravid
is
going
to
reapply
for
the
position
and
is
likely
to
get
a
two-year
extension.
The
last
date
for
application
is
August
15
(till
11.59
PM).

India
Head
Coach
Ravi
Shastri,
coaching
staff
set
to
vacate
office
after
ICC
T20
World
Cup:
Report

“Rahul
Dravid
could
well
reapply
for
the
post
but
with
Ravi
Shastri’s
tenure
ending
in
November
2021
after
T20
WC,
there
is
every
possibility
of
Rahul
being
elevated
to
head
coach’s
position.
Bottom
line,
he
remains
very
much
a
part
of
the
system,”
a
BCCI
source
told
PTI.

Dravid
recently
went
to
Sri
Lanka
as
head
coach
of
India’s
limited-overs
squad
with
the
Test
side
in
England
at
the
same
time.
After
the
conclusion
of
the
six
games
in
Sri
Lanka,
he
was
asked
if
wanted
to
be
India
head
coach
on
a
long-term
basis
but
he
was
non-committal
on
the
high-profile
subject.

“I
haven’t
really
thought
anything
far
ahead,
to
be
honest.
I
am
enjoying
doing
what
I
am
doing,”
he
had
said.
The
current
age
limit
set
for
the
head
coach
is
60
years,
as
the
NCA
head
role,
and
Shastri
turned
59
in
May.

Dravid
might
come
into
the
picture
if
India
doesn’t
do
well
in
the
T20
World
Cup.
India
are
yet
to
win
a
major
event
under
Kohli
and
Shastri’s
partnership
but
has
done
well
as
a
Test
side,
highlighted
with
their
two
away
series
wins
in
Australia.

“The
Head
Cricket
NCA
will
be
overall
responsible
for
running
all
Cricket
Coaching
programs
at
the
NCA.
He
will
be
responsible
for
the
preparation,
development
and
performance
of
all
cricketers
attending
training
at
the
Academy,”
read
part
of
the
NCA
head
job
description
on
the
BCCI
website.

“He
will
be
singularly
responsible
for
the
development
of
emerging
and
youth
cricketers
within
the
male
and
female
player
development
programmes
who
are
sent
to
the
NCA.
“The
remit
may
include,
but
not
limited
to
India
A
sides,
under
23,
Under
19,
Under
16
team
players,
as
well
as
state
association
players
who
train
at
the
NCA
and
upgrade
skills
at
the
NCA,”
it
added.

(With
PTI
inputs)