The President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly, revealed that VVS Laxman would have the opportunity to coach the national team down the line. The legendary Test batsman and Rahul Dravid were the frontrunners to replace Ravi Shastri, when the 1983 World Cup winner’s tenure ended. The latter got the job. 

Rahul Dravid was appointed as the head coach of the Indian team in November. He is set to continue till the 2023 50-over World Cup. 

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Ganguly said that it  was tough to rope in Dravid as he wasn’t agreeing to the job as Team India is on the road for 8-10 months in a year.

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“We had Rahul in mind for a long period of time, both me and Jay, but he wasn’t agreeing because of the time away from home [and] because doing a national team’s job is [about being] on the road for about 8-9 months in a year and he has two young children,” Ganguly told Boria Majumdar.

He further added that VVS Laxman was keen on the national role. 

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“He was keen on the national team job, but that couldn’t worked out. But somewhere down the line, he would have that opportunity to coach the national team,” the BCCI President said.

Laxman is currently leading the National Cricket Academy and will be working at the grassroot level. Dravid worked as the head of NCA from 2019 to 2021.