Dravid confirms he will not re-apply for India head coach position

Rahul Dravid has confirmed that the T20 World Cup will be his last tournament as head coach of the Indian cricket team.Dravid, who took charge of the team in November 2021, was not expected to reapply for the high-profile job after the BCCI invited applications last month.Speaking to reporters ahead of India's World Cup opener against Ireland, in New York on Monday, Dravid said he enjoyed every bit of his coaching tenure.Dravid stated he will not reapply for the role, with the BCCI advertising the role from last month."It is going to be the last one that I am in charge of," Dravid said."Unfortunately, the kind of schedules and where I find myself at this stage in my life, I don't think I'll be able to re-apply."This will be my last one. But having said that, it's no different for me.
From the first day I took the job, I always felt that every game was important and every game mattered and that will not change," he asserted.India will be aiming to win an elusive ICC trophy here and give a perfect farewell to the coach. Dravid defended the performance of the players in the recent ICC events where the team failed to cross the finishing line. India lost the WTC final and ODI World Cup final to Australia last year, extending their title drought on the global stage. Their last ICC title came in 2013.