A week after the ODI World Cup concludes, the Indian side will play Australia in a five-match Twenty20 International series. With head of the National Cricket Academy VVS Laxman potentially leading the team. After the World Cup, head coach Rahul Dravid’s contract will expire. BCCI can naturally ask the former captain of India to reapply. Since the board would need to resend invitations to apply for the position in accordance with standard procedure.
Considering how much travel and pressure he gets as head coach, it will be intriguing to see if Dravid wants to stick with it. Dravid, who has coached IPL clubs like the Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in the past, might make a comeback to the T20 competition, which consists of ten teams.
Dravid, along with the rest of the team, with the exception of Suryakumar Yadav, will probably receive much-needed relaxation following an exhausting campaign that required them to cover almost 10,000 kilometers across the nation.
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If new applications are accepted, Laxman might be a very good one. Because BCCI has set up a procedure that ensures the NCA, who is intimately familiar with the system and pathways, is ready for the position.
“VVS Laxman has always been in charge when Rahul has taken a break. And same thing is likely to continue for the series just after the World Cup,“. A BCCI source told PTI on condition of anonymity.
Big names like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Jasprit Bumrah will be given a break. To recover for the highly anticipated series against South Africa. India will play three T20Is, as many ODIs, and two Tests. Most of the members in the T20 squad for the Australia series will be young stars..
The five-match T20 series against Australia will begin in Visakhapatnam on November 23.
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