Dravid, who was appointed as the head coach in November 2021, has stated that the current T20 World Cup taking place in the USA and Caribbean will be his last tournament in charge.
An end of an era arrives for Indian cricket today, as Rahul Dravid confirmed that he will not be applying for the position of head coach once again, following the end of the current T20 World Cup.
Dravid, who was appointed as the head coach in November 2021, has stated that the current T20 World Cup taking place in the USA and Caribbean will be his last tournament in charge.
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The BCCI invited applications to apply for the role last month with May 27 as the deadline. Plenty of high profile names have been linked with the role including Gambhir, Ricky Ponting, Justin Langer, Stephen Fleming among others.
Reports in the media claim that Gambhir is the frontrunner for the top job but there hasn’t been any official word from the former India batter or the BCCI if he has even applied for the job.
According to reports from Cricbuzz, high-profile personalities, with connections to the BCCI, have stated that Gambhir’s appointment to the top post is almost inevitable with the BCCI pitching themselves hard to the former Indian batter and WC-winner Gambhir.
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BCCI secretary Jay Shah had recently rejected reports claiming that unofficial discussions were held with Ponting regarding the coaching job during IPL 2023.
Gambhir also kept quiet on the matter, until very recently when the KKR mentor shared his thoughts on the same.
The KKR mentor was on a personal trip to Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates where he paid a visit to one of the sports medicine facilities of Medeor Hospital.
One of the students who was present at the gathering took a chance to ask Gambhir the question that has been plaguing the minds of the many fans of Indian cricket and Gambhir was courteous enough to give a response.
“I would love to coach the Indian team. There is no bigger honour than coaching your national team. You are representing 140 crore Indians and those across the globe as well,” said the 42-year-old at an event in Abu Dhabi.
Gambhir believes that for India to end their long-standing title drought, their massive fanbase will play a vital role and insists that their blessings will help them get over the line.
“It is 140 crore Indians who will help India win the World Cup. If everyone starts praying for us and we start playing and representing them, India will win the World Cup. The most important thing is to be fearless,” said Gambhir.
With Gambhir now expressing his desire to coach the national side, there is a bright possibility of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) making a direct announcement and not following the usual drill of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) interviewing potential candidates.
