Rahul Dravid Yet to Consider BCCI's Offer on Cricket Advisor's Post
BCCI is unanimous in its decision of using the services of former stalwarts like Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid for the betterment of Indian cricket. But it seems that getting them on board during the IPL season is taking the BCCI some time.
When the BCCI working committee met in Kolkata on 26th April, one of the key decisions they took was to engage the former stalwarts in advisory role. They entrusted the job of talking to the cricketers and constituting a committee comprising of few of the prominent faces in Indian cricket to President Jagmohan Dalmiya.
Consequently the names of Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar did the rounds. According to sources in the BCCI, the troika is understood to have got an initial brief from the BCCI Secretary. However, the final draft or contract is yet to arrive in their inbox.
"I have heard from the media (about being offered the Cricket Advisor's role). I have not thought about it. If it does come to fruition, I will cross the bridge when it comes. I have been busy with the IPL and had no time to think about it," Dravid said, reacting to the development.
The troika is expected to take a decision on Indian cricket's coaching staff. While some are keen with Ravi Shastri continuing as the Team Director with three other coaches under him, others have expressed their objection to keeping Shastri since he is perceived to be close to the earlier regime led by N. Srinivasan.
However, the composition will have to be decided by the BCCI before the team leaves for Bangladesh in June. And in order to do so, they would like to involve the three wise men.ÂÂ
Speaking exclusively to NDTV, BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur said, "I will be speaking to them personally, telling them what their role is going to be. They should be told how BCCI can derive their help to take Indian cricket to the next level.
"We need to know their vision of the National Cricket Academy. How can we make that into a center of excellence. What we have seen is that the IPL has done well, delivered well, but the perception about it is not right. They can tell us as to how we can change that perception."ÂÂ
The suggestion of involving the three former stalwarts came from Thakur. The new secretary has resolved to leave cricketing matters to the stalwarts while the other look after cricket administration.