Is Dhoni Eligible to Apply for Head Coach Job? (AP/PTI Photo)
Hyderabad: Indian Team will be having a new Head coach post the T20 World Cup 2024. Current Head Coach Rahul Dravid will step down from the post after the tournament.
Fans are asking to induct MS Dhoni as the Head Coach. But is Dhoni eligible to apply for the Team India Head Coach position?
As per the rules, a cricketer who applies for the position should be retired from all forms of cricket. But when it comes to Dhoni, he may have retired from International cricket but he is still playing in the Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings. So, he is not eligible to apply for the job.
Earlier, Dhoni mentored the Indian Team during the 2021 T20 World Cup, where the team crashed out in the group stages.
The deadline for the applications ended on May 27 and around 3,000 applications have been received by the BCCI for the job.
Gautam Gambhir has emerged as the front-runner for the job. However, the BCCI has not issued the list of applicants.
As per the rules, a cricketer who applies for the position should be retired from all forms of cricket. But when it comes to Dhoni, he may have retired from International cricket but he is still playing in the Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings. So, he is not eligible to apply for the job.
Earlier, Dhoni mentored the Indian Team during the 2021 T20 World Cup, where the team crashed out in the group stages.
The deadline for the applications ended on May 27 and around 3,000 applications have been received by the BCCI for the job.
Gautam Gambhir has emerged as the front-runner for the job. However, the BCCI has not issued the list of applicants.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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