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After the T20 World Cup 2024, the tenure of the current head coach of the Indian team, Rahul Dravid, will end. Recently, there are reports of Gautam Gambhir being made the next head coach. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) accepted applications for the post of head coach till May 27 and now people are eager to know who will be the next coach of India. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been asked to coach many times. But you might be unaware that it is not even possible for Dhoni to apply for this.
Why can't MS Dhoni become India's coach?
A person can apply for the post of head coach of the Indian team only if he is not playing any form of cricket. Talking about MS Dhoni, he said goodbye to international cricket in 2020, but he is still playing for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. This means that no active player, who is playing any form of professional cricket, can become the coach of the Indian team. Although Dhoni played the role of mentor of the Indian team in the T20 World Cup 2021, he worked part time in this role. Dhoni did not even charge any fee for the mentor post.
Dhoni is unlikely to retire from IPL
At this time, the chances of MS Dhoni retiring from IPL are also low. In IPL 2024, he scored 161 runs in 11 innings of 14 matches at an average of 53.67. His strike rate was the most talked about as he batted at an astonishing speed of 220.55 in the season. Despite being in good form, Dhoni's retirement is unlikely.
Who is the frontrunner to become the head coach?
Applications for the head coach of Team India were stopped on May 27. The BCCI has released a Google form for the application and it is being told that more than 3,000 people have applied for the coaching post. A report said that many applications were fake as people also applied in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sachin Tendulkar and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Recently, Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir is considered to be the frontrunner in the race for the head coach post of Team India.