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The secretary of the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) Jay Shah has shared a major update on the future of Indian men's team head coach Rahul Dravid. Shah was speaking to the media after the Women's Premier League 2024 auction in Mumbai. Dravid and his support staff emerged as the backbone of the Men in Blue's near-perfect ODI World Cup 2023 campaign which ended with a loss in the final.
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The World Cup final also saw the end of Dravid contract's which was later revealed to be extended. But ahead of the South Africa tour, Rahul Dravid opened up about how no paperwork has been signed regarding his extension creating further confusion about his future.
Now, Jay Shah has shared: “We have given the extension but we are yet to finalise the contract. We did not get time at all, they finished (with the World Cup), I had a meeting with them and we agreed mutually that they would continue. We will sit down and decide once they return from South Africa.”
Hum dheere dheere baat karke karenge: Shah on India playing pink-ball Tests
Further, Jay Shah spoke about the possibility of Team India playing pink-ball Test matches in the future. He said: “Not many teams have played pink-ball Test in recent times. We will gradually speak and decide. The CEO of the ECB is here, and we did speak about it. Hum dheere dheere baat karke karenge.”
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The BCCI secretary also revealed that the board will be unveiling new academies in the Northeast of India and a new NCA in Bengaluru. He said: “Midway through August, we’ll see academies opening up in Northeast and the new NCA in Bengaluru. And the work on Jammu and Kashmir academy has started.”
