MUMBAI: The decks have been cleared for Rahul Dravid, the India Under-19 and India A coach, to take over as head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
The former India captain has amicably resolved a potential conflict of interest that may have arisen due to his prolonged association with India Cements, which owns, among other cricket clubs, IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings, The Hindu reports.
The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), during its meeting with BCCI ombudsman Justice (Retd.) DK Jain last week, discussed the issue and advised Dravid to stay away from India Cements before formally taking charge.
As a result, Dravid has taken a long leave of absence from India Cements until such time he serves as the head of NCA.
Dravid is expected to formally start into a new role later this week, The Hindu further reports.
Dravid will continue to be involved in the developmental teams, including India-A, India U-10 and India U-23.
Once Dravid takes charge, he, along with BCCI general manager (operations) Saba Karim and NCA chief operating officer Tufan Ghosh, will kick-start the interview process of shortlisted candidates for some of the vacant coaching and support staff positions at NCA.
After inviting applications for the posts of batting coach, pace bowling coach along with trainers and physiotherapists, the BCCI has shortlisted candidates for each of these positions.
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