Aakash Chopra believes Rahul Dravid to become head coach of the Indian team isn’t a short-term project. He believes Dravid’s likely appointment as head coach of the Indian cricket team isn’t a short-term project. Chopra supported Dravid to bring with him a ‘process’ and a blueprint. For the team over the next five to ten years. After that, Dravid formally applied for the job on Tuesday. BCCI is unlikely to look past him, he is all set to take over from incumbent Ravi Shastri. After the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021. Chopra’s Youtube channel said the Indian team is already successful. Also, Dravid will only enhance them with a long-term vision.
“So, what can Rahul Dravid do? I think he’ll bring a process. See, the Indian team is already very successful, it’s not like they are not doing well. You are defeating Australia in Australia, you have the ability to defeat England in England, you are capable of becoming World Champions, you are at the top of the Test rankings for the last five years. With Rahul Dravid, I see a blueprint for the next five years. He’s not going to come with a short-term vision but he’ll come with a blueprint for Indian cricket for the next five or ten years,” Aakash Chopra said.
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Moreover, Chopra added that while Dravid is likely to pair up with Rohit Sharma. Also, in white-ball cricket, he will do the same with Virat Kohli for Tests. And then Kohli will step down from the T20I captaincy after the World Cup.
“…We can see a pair of ‘R’ and ‘R’ – Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma – for white-ball cricket and Rahul Dravid with Virat Kohli for Test matches. It’s going to be very interesting,” Chopra said.
Lastly, BCCI has been eager to bring Dravid. Also, to the setup because of his work with India ‘A’ and Under-19 programs. He is revered by all generations of cricketers in the country. And has the experience of bringing the best out of them through his stint. At the National Cricket Academy.