New coach will be appointed in the Indian team! BCCI made a big announcement
Before the start of the T20 World Cup 2024, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah made a big announcement. He has said that the BCCI will issue an advertisement for the appointment of a coach in the Indian team.
Rahul Dravid‘s tenure is only till the T20 World Cup and that is why the BCCI has decided to advertise for the appointment of a fresh coach. Jay Shah has also said that current coach Rahul Dravid can apply again if he wants.
Rahul Dravid was appointed the head coach of the Indian team after Ravi Shastri. Under his coaching, Team India won the Asia Cup and made it to the 2023 World Cup final. However, Rahul Dravid’s tenure was only till the World Cup 2023. But the BCCI offered him to remain the coach of the team and asked him to extend his contract, which he accepted.
The BCCI did not want any change in coaching till T20 World Cup 2024. BCCI wanted to retain Rahul Dravid as the coach so that there is no change in the setup he has created during the last two years. This could have been affected after the arrival of the new coach.
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Rahul Dravid can apply again – Jay Shah
However, after the T20 World Cup 2024, Rahul Dravid’s tenure will end and then fresh appointments will have to be made. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah gave a statement about this situation. He said-,
Rahul Dravid’s tenure is only till June. In such a situation, if they want to apply again, they can do so. Foreign coach can also be appointed.
Jay Shah also said that after the appointment of the new head coach, batting, bowling and fielding coach will be appointed on his advice. Apart from this, he also did not rule out the possibility of a foreign coach. Jay Shah said
We cannot say yet whether the new coach will be an Indian or a foreigner. It all depends on the Cricket Advisory Committee. Jay Shah has also denied that different coaches will be appointed for different formats.
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Jay Shah comment on Impact Player rule
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has given a big statement regarding the Impact Play rule in IPL. When he was asked about this rule that it is affecting the all-rounders a lot, Jay Shah said that till now no franchise has complained to him about this rule. Any decision regarding this will be taken only after talking to all the teams.
A meeting will be conducted will all the IPL franchises
Jay Shah also said that there will be a meeting with all the IPL franchises soon. During this, the retention rules for the next season’s auction will also be discussed. There has been no talk yet about re-organizing the Champions League T-20 tournament.
