IND vs NZ Live: Rahul Dravid reaches Jaipur – India’s newly appointed head coach Rahul Dravid reached Jaipur on Friday ahead of the New Zealand series from November 17. The former India skipper who took charge after Ravi Shastri’s tenure ended is yet to have his support staff for the series.
InsideSport has learnt that the new bowling and fielding coaches have been selected and will join Dravid on November 13 and will begin three-day quarantine in Jaipur. Paras Mhambrey and T Dilip will take charge as the bowling and fielding coaches. But the BCCI is yet to announce the names. The reason? CAC’s snub of Rahul Dravid.
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IND vs NZ Live: Rahul Dravid reaches Jaipur without support staff, BCCI likely to announce two coaches today – Follow Live Updates
InsideSport has learnt that Rahul Dravid wanted long-term confidante Abhay Sharma as the fielding coach but the CAC comprising Sulakshana Nayak and RP Singh preferred T Dilip, who also went on the Sri Lanka tour. The CAC and a section of BCCI office-bearers want Abhay Sharma to continue the good work at the NCA.
As for the players, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Venkatesh Iyer and Mohammed Siraj have all reached Jaipur while the rest have been asked to join by November 13. They will be in three-day quarantine and will begin practice on November 15.
IND vs NZ Live: Rahul Dravid reaches Jaipur without support staff, BCCI likely to announce two coaches today – Follow Live Updates
“Players in the World Cup need a break and will join the squad on November 13. They have been in bio-bubbles for long. They will have to be in a three-day quarantine before entering the Team India bio-bubble. Rahul and other coaching staff are expected to arrive by tomorrow,” a senior BCCI official told InsideSport on Thursday.
IND vs NZ Live: Rahul Dravid reaches Jaipur without support staff, BCCI likely to announce two coaches today – Follow Live Updates
As for New Zealand, some of the players who will be playing in Tests have already reached Jaipur and the squad for T20 series will reach on November 15 after the T20 World Cup final.
