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Rahul Dravid (Source: Twitter)
Team India lost the final of the ODI World Cup 2023 against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The Men in Blue had a brilliant campaign in the tournament winning all 10 matches till the final. Rohit Sharma's side played fearless cricket throughout the campaign. They lost their second ODI World Cup final after 20 years against the same opposition.
Head coach Rahul Dravid whose tenure ended on Sunday after India's loss against the Aussies. The two-time world champions will play Australia in the 5-match T20I series and VVS Laxman will be the coach for the side, with Dravid's contract ended he will now be in the hot seat for the country. According to the reports, the former India skipper has no intention of renewing the contract with the Men's senior team.
Laxman will be the top candidate to replace him in the team. He has met the Indian Cricket Board officials and is expected to sign a long-term contract with the side. The interim head coach is a familiar face in the Indian dressing room.
Laxman has expressed his keenness for the job: Source
A source said, "Laxman has expressed his keenness for the job. During the World Cup, Laxman travelled to Ahmedabad to meet the Indian Cricket Board's top bosses in this regard. He's likely to sign a long-term contract as the Team India coach and will certainly travel with the team in that capacity for the upcoming tour of South Africa, which is his first as the full-time India head coach.
"Dravid has communicated to the Indian Cricket Board that he isn't keen to continue as a full-time coach. For close to 20 years, he has travelled with the Indian team as a player, and for the past couple of years, he again went through the same grind, which he doesn't want to undergo. He's fine with a role at the NCA as the head there (a role he previously served in), which will allow him to stay back in his hometown Bengaluru. Like earlier, he's fine with coaching the team sporadically, but not again as a full-time coach," the source said.