Batting legend Dravid named India's new head coach
Gulf Times
Dravid will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand starting later this month.
India's cricket board named batting legend and former captain Rahul Dravid as head coach on Wednesday, replacing Ravi Shastri who is stepping down at the end of the ongoing T20 World Cup where the team is struggling to reach the semi-finals.
"Rahul has had an illustrious playing career and is one of the greats of the game... I am hopeful that his new stint will take Indian cricket to new heights," Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, said in a statement announcing the appointment.
Dravid, 48, nicknamed "The Wall" or "Mr. Dependable" for his classical style and rock-solid defence, will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand starting later this month.
Before retiring in 2012, Dravid scored 13,288 runs in 164 Tests, second only to the legendary Sachin Tendulkar for India and fourth overall in the world rankings.
