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After the ICC T20 World Cup, a new era has started in Indian cricket. Rohit Sharma got a new T20 captain as Team India and Rahul Dravid became the head coach. Virat Kohli had announced his resignation even before the T20 World Cup. At the same time, the term of Ravi Shastri came to an end. VVS Laxman has been given the command of NCA in place of Dravid.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has given a statement after the appointment of his former teammates Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman to two influential positions in Indian cricket. He said that Indian cricket is in safe hands. Dravid has been named the head coach of the Indian team while Laxman will head the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
‘I am very happy that he has been appointed as the head coach and NCA chief. Both of these are very important positions in Indian cricket. Asked how difficult it was to persuade the two, Ganguly said, “They were told it was important and they agreed. Indian cricket is now in safe hands. They want to do this for Indian cricket.
Ganguly said,
“When he used to play, we used to think that as long as Rahul Dravid is at the crease, the Indian batting is safe and strong. That’s why I believe that he will be able to handle the new responsibility of head coach in the same way.
Gavaskar said,
Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman have played many memorable innings together with Sourav Ganguly for the Indian team in the 90s. Dravid and Ganguly have captained Team India for a long time. The Indian team won the Test match by winning the 2001 Kolkata Test after a follow-on against Australia. In this match, Dravid and Laxman shared a partnership of 376 runs. Laxman played the biggest innings of 281 runs in his career. At the same time, Dravid had scored 180 runs.
