India’s senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said that Rahul Dravid‘s appointment as head coach of the Indian team will bode well for the team. “I think Rahul bhai (Rahul Dravid) has got an immense depth of knowledge,” Ashwin said.

Dravid, who was working as the head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), has been appointed for a period of two years till the 2023 50-over World Cup in India.

“I think Rahul bhai (Rahul Dravid) has got an immense depth of knowledge and he has got good wishing for anything he does in life. He is somebody who has done the hard yards,” Ashwin said during a virtual press conference.

India will be playing Scotland in a must-win game in the ICC men’s T20 World Cup on Friday.

Former India captain Dravid will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand, starting November 17.

“He (Dravid) has gone through the journey and the grind of being at the NCA, he has gone through the Indian A (team), he knows what’s in store, he has played with some of us inside this dressing room.

“He also knows all the young boys and I am really looking forward to the stint and trying to contribute alongside Rahul bhai,” said the Tamil Nadu tweaker, who made a comeback to white-ball cricket after four years.

“The Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Ms Sulakshana Naik and Mr RP Singh on Wednesday unanimously appointed Mr Rahul Dravid as the Head Coach of Team India (Senior Men). The former India captain will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand,” the BCCI stated in a media release.

“It is an absolute honour to be appointed as the new head coach of the Indian cricket team and I am really looking forward to this role,” Dravid said.

He also thanked his predecessor Ravi Shastri for his role in shaping the current Indian team.