Rahul Dravid will coach Indian team on Sri Lanka tour: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday confirmed that Rahul Dravid will be the head coach of the Indian team for the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka.
In Short
- Dravid will coach India's limited-overs team on Sri Lanka tour
- India will be playing 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is in Sri Lanka from July 13 to 27
- Shikhar Dhawan will lead the Indian team with Bhuvneshwar Kumar as his deputy
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that Rahul Dravid will coach the Indian limited-overs team on their tour of Sri Lanka in July as current head coach Ravi Shastri will be busy with Virat Kohli's Test side in England during that time.
Dravid, who had been the batting consultant for the Indian senior team on their tour to England in 2014, is the current head of cricket operations at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. He also monitors the progress of the India A and U-19 teams.
"Rahul Dravid will be the coach for the India tour to Sri Lanka," Sourav Ganguly told the Indian Express.
“We have written to Indian government on tax exemption. We are awaiting for their response. We still have time. The board will take decision on it soon," Ganguly said.
Notably, India will be led by Shikhar Dhawan for the short tour while Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been named his deputy. Hardik Pandya and his brother Krunal Pandya have also been named in the side.
Prithvi Shaw was also selected after a record-breaking Vijay Hazare Trophy and an impressive performance in the first half of the Indian Premier League.
Fast bowler Chetan Sakariya, who impressed in his debut Indian Premier League season this year with the Rajasthan Royals, also got his maiden India call-up.
Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav, who has seen his fortunes slide in the Indian team, has also been named in the side alongside Yuzvendra Chahal.