It’s a foregone conclusion that Dravid will probably be one of many fall guys if India can not a minimum of make it to the title conflict as a mere semi-final look would not be thought of ok.
BCCI could seek for a coach once more and it will likely be fascinating to see if ‘The Wall’ will probably be eager on a renewal of contract — partial or full — in case Board secretary Jay Shah presents a contemporary deal.
There’s a college of thought that Dravid, in case he’s eager, ought to proceed because the crimson ball coach with South Africa (away) and England (dwelling sequence) sequence scheduled very near the World Cup.
There is no such thing as a hurt in having separate coaches for restricted overs and Take a look at format shifting into the subsequent cycle put up World Cup, identical to England have Brendon McCullum (crimson ball) and Matthew Mott (white ball).
Dravid has been given breaks from assignments to recuperate as dwelling out of a suitcase for somebody, who’s concerned in a tremendously high-pressure job, could possibly be taxing.
Somebody like Ashish Nehra (profitable IPL coach) is an apt alternative however sources near the left-arm seamer of yesteryears have mentioned that he’s “not ” as of now along with his contract with Gujarat Titans working until the tip of 2025 season.
“Suppose India wins the World Cup, Dravid himself may not need a renewal as he want to finish his stint on a excessive. However should you ask me, put up World Cup, the BCCI ought to severely consider having separate coaches for separate codecs. They need to ask Rahul to proceed as crimson ball coach,” a former BCCI office-bearer advised PTI on circumstances of anonymity.
At this level, whether or not it’s Dravid or the Board prime brass, they want to give attention to the large occasion, which begins October 5.
Whereas Dravid arrived amidst a lot fanfare after Ravi Shastri’s departure however as a white ball coach, he hasn’t actually left an impression which may compel anybody to think about him as a shrewd tactician.
Fairly, he has been perceived as somebody who’s a bit on the defensive with regards to taking robust calls — each in T20Is and ODIs.
If within the T20I World Cup, he allowed the top-three that had previous its sell-by-date in shortest format to proceed, the choice to drop Ravichandran Ashwin throughout the World Take a look at Championship last did not appear to be a really prudent name.
The shortage of a right-arm spinner (finger or wrist) within the present World Cup squad or the bullishness to incorporate KL Rahul, with out him proving his match-fitness are selections that may come again to hang-out him.
Despite the fact that loads will depend upon the group’s World Cup efficiency, Dravid is not an ideal white ball coach and somebody with a extra hands-on strategy may assist the group within the subsequent section when some legends will probably be anticipated to stroll into the sundown.
Historical past is replete with incidents that if a group loses a serious occasion, the coaches typically turn into scapegoats.
Dravid himself had seen that when Greg Chappell had no possibility however to ship his resignation after the 2007 debacle when he was the captain.
In 2023, the shoe is on the opposite foot and Dravid would not need his teaching legacy to be tarnished prefer it occurred along with his captaincy the place one event end result trumps all the nice work finished.
He would need Rohit and his gamers to assist him take pleasure in that surreal feeling of being a World Champion, one thing that has eluded him.
He by no means actually had the proverbial ‘rub of inexperienced’ when it got here to holding the centre-stage throughout the seminal moments in Indian cricket.
Whether or not it was Lord’s 1996 when the opposite debutant Sourav Ganguly scored the hundred or at Taunton when Ganguly’s 183 overshadowed his century.
His 180 on the Eden Gardens throughout the historic 2001 Take a look at in opposition to Australia was sheer class. Identical to VVS Laxman‘s 281 was classier.
Below his captaincy, India efficiently chased a file 17 video games in ODIs between 2006 and 2007, solely to give you their worst World Cup efficiency since 1979.
Port of Spain did turn into his ‘Port of Ache’.
Dravid deserves a becoming redemption and it’s now as much as his gamers to offer him one.
