Former Australian cricketer Justin Langer has pulled out of the race to become the next head coach of the Indian cricket team.

Langer, who coached the Lucknow Super Giants, failed to take the franchise into the knockout rounds of the season. Under the Aussie, the team failed to qualify for the IPL playoffs for the first time in their three-year history. 

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 Amid the IPL carnival, BCCI has been looking for a replacement for Rahul Dravid as Indian head coach as the legendary cricketer’s contract is set to expire.

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Justin Langer heeds KL Rahul’s advice and pulls out of India coach job

LSG and former Australia national team coach Justin Langer was in race to become the new Indian cricket team head coach, however, the Aussie has pulled out of the race now.

When asked why he decided not to take the job, Langer told BBC’s Stumped podcast (via ESPNCricinfo)

It would be an amazing job, [but] I have [put myself out of contention]. I also know that it’s an all-encompassing role, and having done it for four years with the Australian team, honestly, it’s exhausting. And that’s the Australian job!

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When asked about if Langer would ever coach Team India, the former player said,

You never say never. And the pressure of doing it in India… I was talking to KL Rahul and he said, ‘You know, if you think there’s pressure and politics in an IPL team, multiply that by a thousand, [that’s] coaching India. That was a good bit of advice, I guess. It would be an awesome job, but not for me at the moment, Langer stated on the podcast.

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