Justin Langer terms Rahul Dravid lucky, avoids question on coaching Team India

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 20, 2024, 18:44 IST

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After taking a two-year hiatus following his widely-publicized and acrimonious exit from the head coach position of the Australian team in 2022, Justin Langer has returned as the head coach of IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants. Although he faced a straight question upfront, Langer chose not to provide a direct response, leaving the speculation surrounding his future coaching endeavors open-ended.

Justin Langer terms Rahul Dravid lucky, avoids question on coaching Team India

Justin Langer. (File Pic - Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

NEW DELHI: Justin Langer faced a 'probing delivery' regarding his potential future as coach of the Indian national team, but much like his playing days, he deftly judged it and left the one bowled on the "corridor of uncertainty" unanswered.
After taking a two-year hiatus following his widely-publicized and acrimonious exit from the head coach position of the Australian team in 2022, Langer has returned as the head coach of IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants.

Although he faced a straight question upfront, Langer chose not to provide a direct response, leaving the speculation surrounding his future coaching endeavors open-ended.
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Will he be considering the possibility of coaching the Indian team in the near future?
He first laughed as the franchise very rightly wanted to keep it strictly about themselves but the gritty Aussie very nicely skirted the question.

"I was talking to Ricky Ponting and I cannot believe the depth of talent in India. My mind is blown away. India is blessed to have so much of talent and Rahul Dravid must be waking up really excited with the amount of talent that he gets to work with," said Langer, carefully side-stepping the issue.
For the record, Dravid's extended contract tenure runs till the end of T20 World Cup in June.
(With PTI inputs)

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