BCCI Appoint Rahul Dravid as Head of National Cricket Academy

Dravid was supposed to take over as the NCA Head from 1 July but his job at the India Cements caused the delay.

Dravid will work closely with the National men’s and women’s head coaches and cricket coaches for India Developmental teams.

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Former India Captain Rahul Dravid on Monday, 8 July, was appointed the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), the BCCI announced.

Dravid was supposed to take over as the NCA Head from 1 July onwards but his job at the India Cements caused the delay.

The Committee of Administrators (CoA) asked Dravid to relinquish his post as vice-president of India Cements or be on leave until he completes his tenure. India Cements then sent him on leave to avoid a conflict of interest.

“Mr Dravid will oversee all cricket related activities at NCA and willbe involved in mentoring, coaching, training and motivating players, coachesand support staff at the NCA.”

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“Dravid will also work closely with the National men's and women's head coaches and coaches for India Developmental teams – including India A, India Under 19, India Under 23 teams, in the identification of key training and development objectives,” the release added.

The BCCI did not specify the tenure of Dravid’s appointment. He will also be responsible for monitoring progress of the developmental teams and provide necessary inputs on the same to the senior men's and women's head coaches.