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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