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VVS Laxman Declines BCCI’s Offer for NCA Chief

Written by Vipin Darwade

Former cricketer VVS Laxman has refused BCCI’s offer to take up the role of NCA head coach, a position which would be vacated by Rahul Dravid who is all set to take over as India head coach.

Only yesterday, BCCI has invited applications for various posts of head coach, batting coach, bowling coach and fielding coach. R confirmed that Dravid will take over from Shastri. In that case, he will have to leave the post of NCA head which could have been succeeded by Laxman who is currently serving as a mentor to IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad and Bengal Ranji Coach.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited applications for several posts of the senior men’s cricket team which includes the posts of Head Coach, Batting Coach, Bowling Coach, Fielding Coach and Head Sports Science for NCA. The deadline for the post of head coach is October 26. While the deadline for the post of batting, bowling and fielding coach is November 3.

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