His Mentorship And Guidance Is More Needed At Under-19, India-A Level - Wasim Jaffer Doesn't Wants To See Rahul Dravid As India's Permanent Head Coach

Rahul Dravid is currently in Sri Lanka with a second-string Indian squad in the capacity of the interim head coach as Ravi Shastri is in England with the first-choice Test squad for the Test assigments.

Since Rahul Dravid was announced as the coach for Sri Lanka tour, there have been murmurs about the board planning him to make the permanent head coach after Shastri’s contract expires later this year after the T20 World Cup.

Wasim Jaffer, however, believes Rahul Dravid shouldn’t be made the senior side’s head coach. He asserts that the players coming in the national team are more or so finished products, who learn their trade at the under-19 , domestic , and the India A levels.

Jaffer reckons the youngsters and the fringe players need the guidance and knowledge of Rahul Dravid more than the national side players would do. He feels that the legendary batsman’s services are required by the players eyeing the national side. Rahul Dravid coached India to the under-19 World Cup title in 2018, and has been the head of the NCA since while also working with the A-team.

“He is going as a coach of this Indian team to Sri Lanka. I’m sure those youngsters will benefit a lot. I personally feel that he shouldn’t push to become the coach of the national team.

“I feel that he needs to work with these India u-19 players and India A players at the NCA. I think the international players who play in the Indian team are a finished product,” Jaffer said in his YouTube video.

“But Rahul Dravid’s mentorship and guidance is more needed at the u-19 and India A level. His guidance is crucial for them to achieve the next level. So I think he needs to stay at the NCA for a longer period of time for our bench strength so that it keeps growing stronger.”

There can’t be a better mentor than Rahul Dravid: Wasim Jaffer

Wasim Jaffer was furthermore effusive in his praise for the former India captain for the way he guides and mentors youngsters. The former opener also praised the BCCI for setting up a robust domestic and junior set-up in the country.

“The amount of good players that are coming, the credit definitely goes to the BCCI, the way they have developed the infrastructure and pathway. India now has a strong supply line.

“Even more credit goes to Rahul Dravid, the way he is working as head coach at the NCA and the way he guiding u-19 players, India A and fringe players. There can’t be a better role model or better mentor than Rahul Dravid,” Jaffer added.

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