<p><em>Rahul Dravid to take charge of team India for New Zealand Series after T20 World Cup.</em></p>



<p>Former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid is likely to take charge of team India?s coaching duties for the New Zealand home series after the T20 World Cup 2021. The Kiwis will travel to India for three T20Is and two test match series right after the end of the T20 World Cup 2021, scheduled in UAE and Oman.</p>



<p>It is noteworthy that the current head coach of the Indian team, Ravi Shastri, will resign after the T20 World Cup 2021 as his term will be finished and he hasn?t sought any extension. The BCCI has understood that the search for a perfect coach for the high profile team will take some time and till then there is a need for an interim experienced coach.</p>



<p>Dravid, who coached the second-string Indian team for the Sri Lanka tour earlier this year, is likely to head the role until BCCI elects the new coaching staff for the Men in Blue. He will remain in charge and will continue to give his services to the team until the selection of a suitable candidate.</p>



<p>The BCCI has already approached Rahul Dravid to take up the full-time role of team India?s coaching duties, however, the 48-years old has constantly resisted the offer from the richest cricket board as he doesn?t want to travel much and don?t want to keep his family away from him.</p>



<p>Rahul Dravid is the head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Bangalore and wants to continue providing his services in nurturing the Indian young talent from the grass-root level. He also coached India?s U-19 Men?s team before heading NCA.</p>



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<h2>BCCI wants an Indian experienced coach for team India:</h2>



<p>A few overseas coaches have shown their interest in coaching team India, but BCCI wants an Indian in the first place to take up the position. As per the reports, the Indian board has communicated a few Indian prominent names for the coaching duties and is yet to get a positive response.</p>



<p>Ravi Shastri along with bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar will quit right after the T20 World Cup. Trainer Nick Webb has also confirmed that he will also bid adieu to his role post the showpiece event.</p>



<p>The BCCI is yet to post an official advertisement for the duties. It is learnt that the board wants the potential candidates to respond before putting out an official advertisement for the roles and responsibilities.</p>



<p>?We wanted the candidate whom we feel is best suited for the job to agree first (to apply for the job),? a BCCI official explained their rationale to delay the advertisement. ?We don?t want a situation where we get applications but no one is seen as ideal. It will be embarrassing for the board and for the candidates too. So it?s better to find a suitable candidate first, till then Dravid can be interim coach,? a BCCI official said.</p>



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Rahul Dravid to take charge of team India for New Zealand Series after T20 World Cup

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<p>Indian Cricket has been flourishing?by leaps and bounds?in the past years. The team has done extremely well since 2017. After a fallout between Indian team players and the management featuring Anil Kumble as the head coach, Ravi Shastri was appointed as the coach. The trio of Ravi Shastri, Bharat Arun, and R Sridhar bid?adieu?to the Indian Cricket Team after the match on Monday against Namibia. So, what has been the significant contribution of this dynamic trio to the sport? How have they done so many things in so little time? Here is a look at the 5 top achievements that India had under Ravi Shastri: -?</p>



<h2>First One-Day International Series Win in South Africa: -&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Ravi Shastri was appointed coach just after India fails to win the Champions Trophy Final in 2017. He was appointed in July of 2017. In 2018 February, India went on to tour South Africa. After going down to South Africa in the test series by 2-1 in a closely fought series, all eyes were on what the Men in Blue do in the white ball series. In the One Day International tournament, India looked unstoppable. The team was looking dominant as ever. And Virat Kohli was in the form of his life. In a series of 6 games, India won 5. India outplayed South Africa.???</p>



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<p>The first match was won by India courtesy of a masterclass by Virat Kohli. The second was won by India due to its dominance by?Yuzvendra?Chahal. And so was the third game which saw a Kohli ton and Kul-Cha Magic. The fourth game was lost by the DLS method but the dominance was?retained?in the 5th?game. This was the first time an Indian team won an ODI series in South?Africa?since the?inception?of the game.??</p>



<h2>Qualification and Dominance in WTC: -&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Ravi Shastri revolutionized Indian Test Cricket. He has gone on record to say ?Pitch Ko?nikaalo?Game se?.?Meaning that he wants his team to believe that irrespective of the pitch, the?toss,?and the conditions on-field, they?have to?dominate. They?have to?be aggressive. India started their World Test Championship Campaign after the fall-out in the 2019 World Cup in the Semi-Final. India won the two games of the series and sealed 120 points in their bag. Next up was the South Africa series and Ravi Shastri played his masterstroke. This series saw the birth of Test Opener Rohit Sharma.??</p>



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<p>Rohit seemed an unstoppable beast. He dominated Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, and any other bowler that was thrown his way. Rohit went on to become one of the top scorers for India in the WTC. The next series was the Bangladesh series. Shastri made sure that India adopts the pink ball in this series. The iconic ?Pink Ball Test? was at Eden Gardens and saw Virat score a hundred. India?s dominance continued and they qualified for the WTC Final.??</p>



<h2>Border Gavaskar Series 2018/2019: -?</h2>



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<p>Now this series has to be mentioned in the top 3. This was India?s second clean series win in Australia since the inception of the sport. The series had everything. After a tight finish in the first game, Ravi Shastri as open-mouthed he is said in an interview, ?Waha?Goti?Muh?mai?that?. The Hindi translation for ?Had balls in my mouth till the last wicket.? just shows the transparency that this gem has with media as well. India won the first game. Australia the second. India bounced back to win the third. And the fourth one; it was India?s way but the rain played spoilsport. India won the series 2-1.??</p>



<h2>Qualifying for 4 Consecutive ICC Tournament Semi-Finals: -?</h2>



<p>Qualifying for 4 consecutive semifinals in the ICC Tournaments is not every team's piece of cake. It was certainly possible for the Australians in the early 2000s but since then it has only been India. India for 4 tournaments asserted their dominance at the global level. This began with the 2016 T20 World Cup and then the 2017 ODI Champions Trophy. Further the 2019 ODI World Cup and the 2021 WTC Final. Ravi Shastri made sure that his boys believe that they belong on the global stage.??</p>



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<p>Ravi Shastri and Bharat Arun made India?s bowling a dominant force. They turned them into wicket-hungry chaps. The duo groomed and unleashed the likes of Jasprit?Bumrah, Shami, Yadav, Sharma, Navdeep, Siraj, Shardul, Natarajan, Khaleel, and the list goes on.??</p>



<h2>Honorable Mentions: -&nbsp;</h2>



<p>The 2018 Asia Cup.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>2-1 lead in 2021 England Series.&nbsp;</p>



<p>9-0 Defeat to Sri Lanka.&nbsp;</p>



<h2>2020/2021 Border Gavaskar Trophy: -&nbsp;</h2>



<p>From getting bundled out for 36 in the first match to winning the second of the series, from doing a great escape in the third to conquering the fortress in the fourth, Ravi Shastri made the boys believe. This was a series where a full-strength Australian team was playing against a Kohli-less, Rohit-less, Ishant-less India. The situation of the injuries was so grim in the last match that net bowler Natarajan had to be drafted to the main squad.??</p>



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<p>The streets will never forget Ravi Shastri saying,? This 36, wear this 36 as a batch!?. It was Ravi Shastri?s team that curbed the arrogance of the Aussies. It forced Justin Langer to say, "Never underestimate the Indians.??</p>



<p>To conclude as a fan I would just&nbsp;say, "Thank&nbsp;You Ravi Bhai, Cheers!?.&nbsp;</p>

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