BCCI appoints Rahul Dravid as Head of Cricket at NCA
Cricket | July 08, 2019 22:47 ISTDravid was supposed to take over as NCA head from July 1 but his job at the India Cements caused the delay.
Dravid was supposed to take over as NCA head from July 1 but his job at the India Cements caused the delay.
Potential conflict of interest has prevented Rahul Dravid from taking charge as the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy.
Dravid, who is one of the greatest players to ever play the game showered accolades on the current captain and also compared his achievements to his former teammate and legend Sachin Tendulkar.
The BCCI will be inviting applications for the newly created position of head coach and Dravid, who is already in charge of India A and the U-19 team, is the front-runner for the job.
Cricket legend Rahul Dravid believes that India have the right combination going into the 2019 ICC World Cup and have plenty of options to help them go all the way.
Sehwag said that it was the effort of the senior players 17 years back that saw the BCCI share the revenue earned with the cricketers.
Dravid was left mesmerised after watching Messi guide Barca to a critical win with a clinical performance and was all praise for the Argentine match winner.
Dravid, who is also tipped to take additional charge as the director of NCA in Bengaluru, had recently suggested that talented young cricketers should get some vocational training.
Under Dravid, the U-19 brigade lifted the World Cup trophy in 2018 under Prithvi Shaw's leadership and also reached the final of the same in 2016.
On the issue of 'spirit of cricket' being violated, Dravid was of the view that it is a player's 'personal choice' what constitutes the former.
These games were the last of the 50-over competition for India going into the World Cup commencing on May 30 in England.
Besides, Younis will also be in charge of the national junior selection committee as its chief.
Laxman took the occasion today to pay tribute to one of the greatest Test matches ever played saying that he was fortunate enough to be a part of it.
Rahul Dravid said he is excited to work with the new bunch of U-19 boys ahead of the World Cup in South Africa next year.
The veteran wicketkeeper-batsman has joined an elite club, comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid.
Rahul hopes that it is a blessing in disguise that he courted controversy early in his international career.
There is speculation that former captain Younis Khan is being considered for the role of Pakistan's under-19 coach and manager.
Rathour was supposed to start with India A assignment in Wayanad but for now his appointment has been stalled indefinitely.
No matter how much we rave about Kohli and Pujara, they still have a long way to go before being considered amongst the greatest Test batsmen of all time.
Rahul Dravid hoped that India peaks at the right time before the World Cup and also backed them as one of the favourites for the tournament in England.
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