Mumbai, Dec 9: The turnaround time between World Cup and South Africa tour was so short that despite giving Rahul Dravid and his team extension, the tenure couldn’t be formalised, something that will happen once they are back from the Rainbow Nation, said Shah.
“We have given the extension but we are yet to finalise the contract. We did not get time at all, they finished (with the World Cup). I had a meeting with them and we agreed mutually that they will continue. We will sit down and decide once they return from South Africa,” the secretary said.Shah also informed that the new NCA, constructed at BCCI’s own property (currently its functional in Bengaluru) will be functional by mid-August of 2024.“We will launch the new National Cricket Academy in Bangalore and the new academies in Northeast and Jammu & Kashmir at the same time in mid-August,” Shah said. (PTI)
