In quest of Team India Coach

I don't know why but whenever I try to pen down something digitally so often it is cricket. May be it has become my forte to write something on cricket but next time to be on some really serious issue......though searching a cricket coach through my words was a serious job.

The 'New Boss' of BCCI has invited an open application process for the Coach of Team India. Even the team is without a fix time coach since last one and half Year and has done well  in the recent past but the long quest for this post must come at a logical conclusion.

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I was listening to Mr. Anurag Thakur after being chaired as the BCCI Boss. It  hardly reflected that team IND is looking for a foreign National Coach. I lend my voice and support to the "Marathon Man" of India Rahul Sharad Dravid for this post. May be you can take me a biased but he looks as a good option  though.

Few can rival his invaluable experience as a player, having scored over 24,000 runs and 48 centuries in his international kit. Dravid is a modern-day cricket legend and his understanding of the intricacies of the game, including the T20 format, will be of immense value to this young Indian team.

Besides, he has done the hard yard as coach, having mentored IPL teams Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils, apart from coaching junior Indian teams (Under-19 and India A). He understands the rigours of the job.

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A man known for his discipline, calm, composure, class, grit and dizzy will would be fit enough to fill in the Big Shoes of India Coach. It is just not about me who admires him as a human more than a cricketer but entire cricketing fraternity loves him specially the young guns; Mr. Dependable gets word of praise from the likes of young kid Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant to Jinks (Ajinkya Rahane).

He is somebody who has always received heap of praise for everything what  he did on and off the field. Be it being the Classy World No-3 Batsman, when thrown grabbed the wicket keeping gloves and at any point of time ready to fit in any kind of situation and even off the field a "Super cool dad" who drops and picks his kids to and from school and goes to collect his LPG on his own... he has got the back of likes of Sunil Gavskar and Ricky Ponting who consider him as the "best guy" to be a lead in this role mentally and physically if he is ready to take this one.

Fit in the shoes of Coach :

To coach a National Team like India is one of the toughest  task. The road to excellence can be brutally lonely and monotonous for a player. We hardly come to know the dedication, devotion and discipline behind a successful cricketer. We just see their success and take it as a piece of cake. 

Just like same a coach who has accomplished success at the highest level can inspire players to realize the importance of routine training regimens, sacrifice and commitment needed to excel in international cricket. What separates the greats from others is work ethic and mental toughness. Dravid has it all in his kitty if BCCI is looking for an Indian Coach.

Being one of the finest batsmen of his time, he can provide the right ecosystem for the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma....some of the most promising batsmen in international cricket. Dravid can help convert their potential into consistent performance, more so in tough overseas conditions where glory can be elusive..

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Be at  Best in Test :

Another skill for which Dravid hasn’t received enough credit is fielding in the slip cordon. He holds a world record of 210 catches, mostly in slips... where most players except Rahane have struggled. I was listening him on a TV channel uttering what  it  takes to be the best slip fielder. 

A special practice and sheer concentration makes you the best slip catcher in the world. In my opinion thi place in Test cricket plays a major role. This is one area where Dravid may have to work the hardest as it needs specialized training and understanding of the field position.

Being an avid fan of Cricket and Dravid i think that "The wall" hardly got for what he did for prolong 16 Years. An unsung HERO of cricket  could have deserved more ! It was march 09, 2012 when he hanged his boots and left the room and international cricket as he had walked in......swift and smooth and some tears in his eyes..... He could have been given a chance to a fitting farewell with even a Home Test as BCCI  did for the legend Sachin.

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A role model for Many : 

Dravid is a role model for hundreds of  thousands of youngsters in India and deserves a special  feel in millions of cricket loving fans across the globe but sometimes i  do feel sorry for the most  loved gentleman of cricket ......a great player, a great mentor, a great human being but ends up being on the losing side always !!! BCCI should at least give him one chance to don the role of "somebody" who had once made country proud by making it a World Number One and will again do so by nurturing the young kids.        

Can the Indian cricket board get a better endorsement for Rahul Dravid as coach? I don’t think the BCCI will find many better candidates than someone like him. He has given everything to cricket now cricket has a chance to pay him back....isn't it ?