Gautam Gambhir gives his take on Rahul Dravid's extension as head coach of Team India

BCCI announced they extended the contract of Team India head coach Rahul Dravid and his coaching staff ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Dravid's contract expired after the conclusion of the World Cup and he had been negotiating a new one. The duration of the new deal is not yet disclosed.

3 things you need to know

• BCCI announced Rahul Dravid's extension on Wednesday
• Dravid's tenure ended after the World Cup 2023
• India lost the World Cup final to Australia

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BCCI announced the extension of Rahul Dravid and his coaching staff

Rahul Dravid will be back at the helm in the upcoming South Africa series as the Indian Cricket team will play three ODIs, three T20Is, and two test matches. Alongside Dravid, Batting coach Vikram Rathour, fielding coach T Dilip, and bowling coach Paras Mhambrey have also been handed extensions. India had to face a disappointing loss against Australia in the CWC 2023 final after a ruthless campaign in the tournament. 

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Gautam Gambhir provided his take on Rahul Dravid's extension

Former Indian captain and eminent commentator Gautam Gambhir welcomed Dravid's contract extension as he feels that the Indian team is in the right direction and ahead of the T20 World Cup he would want to see the same kind of domination from the Indian team.

“It's a good thing because the T20 World Cup is around the corner and you don't want to change the entire support staff, and it is good that Rahul has accepted it. Hopefully, we can continue to dominate and play good cricket, what India has done for a long period of time. The T20 format is different and challenging and hopefully, Rahul and the support staff can deliver. Congratulations to them.”