BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that VVS Laxman will take over as the chief of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) after former cricketer Rahul Dravid takes over as the coach of the Indian team. This information has been given by ANI. Ganguly has always prominently said that former cricketers should come into the system for the betterment of Indian cricket. Not only Ganguly but also Board Secretary Jay Shah and other senior officials wanted Laxman to serve as the head of NCA.
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Earlier, BCCI sources had said that we should not forget. That VVS Laxman has a special relationship with Rahul Dravid. It will be a very good combination that both of them work to take Indian cricket forward. Significantly, Dravid will start his work as the head coach of Team India from the series against New Zealand. Dravid has mentioned his roadmap after becoming the coach and how he wants to carry forward the legacy of former coach Ravi Shastri.
Lakshman agrees on his own terms
A BCCI official told the Times of India. “Laxman has agreed to become the NCA chief on his own terms. That’s what Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah wanted because Dravid and Laxman have an amazing understanding and it will be great for both Team India and NCA. The terms and conditions of his appointment are being worked out, but he has already started sharing his ideas with the NCA.
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He further said that Laxman becoming the NCA head is part of a long process. His long conversation with Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah went on for a long time. The biggest dilemma in front of Laxman was about settling down with family from Hyderabad to Bangalore.
He also spoke to Sunrisers Hyderabad, of which he is a mentor. However, now all the problems have been resolved. He has played 134 Tests and 86 ODIs for Team India.
Laxman wanted to become the coach of Team India
Laxman wanted to become the coach of Team India instead of Ravi Shastri. If Rahul Dravid did not hold this position, then Laxman was the only option. Let us tell you that now Laxman will not be able to be the mentor of Hyderabad in the IPL, because according to the rules of BCCI, you cannot take any other responsibility of cricket while being the head of the NCA.
