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The hunt to find Team India’s next head coach is up and running. The BCCI, on Monday, officially declared applications for candidates to apply, marking the end of the Rahul Dravid era with the completion of the T20 World Cup. Dravid, who was appointed the 27th head coach of the Indian national men’s cricket team in November of 2021, decided not to seek another extension, and with VVS Laxman also not keen on taking up the role – which will disrupt the proceedings at the NCA – the BCCI finds itself in a bit of a spot.
Numerous names have popped up in the news to replace Dravid. Justin Langer expresses his curiousness about the job, while according to a report in the Indian Express, the BCCI has unofficially reached out to Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming. However, the former New Zealand captain is not too keen to take up the job. If true, the board has clearly warmed up to the concept of having an overseas coach, which was frowned upon for years.
In between, another name whose hat has been thrown into the mix is none other than the existing coach of the Delhi Capitals, Ricky Ponting. A former Australia batter and one of the most successful captains the game has ever seen, Ponting has apparently been sounded off by the BCCI, a report in RevSportz stated. Like Fleming, Ponting may have to give this a pass too, his concern stemming from the fact that a coach has to be on the road. Being the coach of the Indian cricket team is an arduous task, and more so in this case since Dravid’s replacement will remain in charge until the 2027 World Cup.
Source – Cricbuzz
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