Aaj TV English News - Sports https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:23:49 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:23:49 +0500 60 Rahul Dravid appointed India's new coach - BCCI https://english.aaj.tv/news/30270551/ <p>NEW DELHI: Former captain Rahul Dravid was appointed head coach of the Indian men's cricket team on Wednesday, replacing the highly successful Ravi Shastri, the BCCI national cricket board said.</p> <p>"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.</p> <p>Dravid will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand later this month. Shastri's departure had already been announced.</p> NEW DELHI: Former captain Rahul Dravid was appointed head coach of the Indian men's cricket team on Wednesday, replacing the highly successful Ravi Shastri, the BCCI national cricket board said.

"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.

Dravid will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand later this month. Shastri's departure had already been announced.

]]> Sports https://english.aaj.tv/news/30270551 Wed, 03 Nov 2021 21:50:23 +0500 none@none.com (AFP) Rahul Dravid was appointed head coach of the Indian men's cricket team. File Photo