The BCCI invited fresh applications for the post of head coach for the Indian men’s team late Monday night, and with reports that current coach Rahul Dravid is unlikely to re-apply, it looks certain that the Indian team will have a new coach at the helm after the T20 World Cup 2024. There would be many contenders for the high-profile post, one just contender could very well be the former Australia coach and current Lucknow Super Giants coach, Justin Langer.
Langer was quizzed about whether he will apply for the job, and while did state that it was not something he ever thought about, but is ‘curious’ regarding the same and reckoned it would be an ‘extraordinary role’ to coach the Indian men’s team.
BCCI Invites Applications for Position of Team India Head Coach
“Well, I am curious. I’ve never ever thought about it. I have deep respect for any international coach because I understand the pressure, but coaching the Indian team would be an extraordinary role. From what I’ve seen with the amount of talent I’ve seen in this country, it would be fascinating,” Langer told TOI.
The 53-year-old also talked about the pressure of being the coach an international team.
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“I went straight from playing to coaching – as an assistant coach, which is the best coach job in the world. You work about two hours a day, everyone’s your best friend, and you’ve got no accountability. Then you become head coach, oh man, then you work about 16 hours a day. No one likes you. And you’ve got 100% accountability!
I took a break from coaching for two and a half years for the first time in my life (after the Australia stint). I had do my writing, my speaking, I did my board roles. I had complete control. It’s like being a batsman, again, there’s freedom in that,” he added.
Justin Langer’s Stint as Australia Coach
Langer was Australia men’s head coach for nearly four years, after being appointed to the job in May 2018 in the aftermath of the ball-tempering scandal (sandpaper gate), taking over from Dareen Lehmann. Under his tenure, Australia lost two home Test series to India, but he marshalled the team to the 2021 T20 World Cup win in the UAE and he also oversaw two Ashes series victories – in 2019 and 2021. Under the former opener, Australia claimed the No.1 ranking in Tests and T20Is in 2020.
But Langer had an ignominious exit as the Australian coach with the players allegedly revolting against Langer’s intense management style. Despite holding marathon talks for an contract extension, Langer resigned in 2022.
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