"Good that he has accepted," Gautam Gambhir reacts to Rahul Dravid's contract extension as India's head coach

Gautam Gambhir backed BCCI’s decision to extend Rahul Dravid’s tenure as Indian Cricket Team’s head coach.

Finally, all the speculations have ended, and it will be Rahul Dravid who will continue as India’s head coach for another six months. Dravid’s tenure ended after the conclusion of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. After the IND vs AUS final, the former Indian captain confirmed that he is not thinking of continuing as the head coach. There were a few reports that skipper Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar wanted Dravid to continue.

Hence, the BCCI approached him and, on Wednesday, announced that the contracts of Rahul Dravid and his support staff have been extended. The former Indian captain joined as a head coach in 2021 after Ravi Shastri and India did well under him across three formats. Well, it is a great decision, as Dravid and Rohit have created a certain environment for the team, and it will continue. That’s what Gautam Gambhir also feels.

Gautam Gambhir backs the decision of continuing with Rahul Dravid and Co.

Along with Rahul Dravid, the contracts of batting coach Vikram Rathour, bowling coach Paras Mhmabrey, and fielding coach T. Dilip have also been extended until further notice. It means there will be the same support staff for the team that was there for them in the World Test Championship and World Cup 2023. Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir also backed BCCI’s decision.

In an interview with ANI, Gambhir said, “It’s a good thing because the T20 World Cup is around the corner and you don’t want to change the entire support staff, and it is good that Rahul has accepted it. Hopefully, we can continue to dominate and play good cricket. and what India have done for quite a long period of time. And the T20 format is a different format, and it is a more challenging format.”

Team India are currently playing a five-match T20I series against Australia, and all the senior players have been rested. VVS Laxman is with the team as “interim coach.” After this series, India will travel to South Africa for three T20Is, three ODIs, and two tests. Rahul will be traveling with the team as head coach..

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