<p>New Delhi: Former <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/indian-cricket-team">India</a> head coach <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-dravid">Rahul Dravid</a> has refused to take the additional bonus amount of Rs 2.5 crore offered to him by the BCCI following the recent <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/icc-t20-world-cup-2024">T20 World Cup</a> triumph in the Americas.</p>.<p>Dravid was offered the bonus amount following the national team's success but he was happy to settle for the due amount – Rs 2.5 crore – similar to other coaching staff.</p>.From World Cup hero to coach: A look at Gautam Gambhir's cricketing legacy.<p>The BCCI wanted to repay Dravid for guiding India to the trophy in Barbados by hiking his reward to Rs 5 crore, which is at par with the players, <em>PTI</em> has learnt that the 51-year-old was happy with an equal pay check as other coaching staff.</p>.<p>It was more of a goodwill gesture than any official call as Dravid's tenure as India coach had originally ended after last year's 50-over World Cup at home.</p>.<p>However, skipper Rohit Sharma and the governing body were successful in convincing Dravid to stay till the T20 World Cup as they then had felt that time was too short for a new coach to take up the high-pressure job.</p>.<p>Dravid went on to end his India coaching stint as a World Cup winner, and talks have been swirling around him joining an IPL franchise as mentor.</p>.<p>But at this point, the Bengaluru man seems to be keen to take a step back and relax after a hectic over two years tenure as the India head coach, before taking the next career move.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the BCCI on Tuesday appointed former India opener Gautam Gambhir as Dravid's successor for the next three years.</p>.<p>Under Gambhir's coaching, the Kolkata Knight Riders won their third IPL trophy earlier this year. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Former <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/indian-cricket-team">India</a> head coach <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-dravid">Rahul Dravid</a> has refused to take the additional bonus amount of Rs 2.5 crore offered to him by the BCCI following the recent <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/icc-t20-world-cup-2024">T20 World Cup</a> triumph in the Americas.</p>.<p>Dravid was offered the bonus amount following the national team's success but he was happy to settle for the due amount – Rs 2.5 crore – similar to other coaching staff.</p>.From World Cup hero to coach: A look at Gautam Gambhir's cricketing legacy.<p>The BCCI wanted to repay Dravid for guiding India to the trophy in Barbados by hiking his reward to Rs 5 crore, which is at par with the players, <em>PTI</em> has learnt that the 51-year-old was happy with an equal pay check as other coaching staff.</p>.<p>It was more of a goodwill gesture than any official call as Dravid's tenure as India coach had originally ended after last year's 50-over World Cup at home.</p>.<p>However, skipper Rohit Sharma and the governing body were successful in convincing Dravid to stay till the T20 World Cup as they then had felt that time was too short for a new coach to take up the high-pressure job.</p>.<p>Dravid went on to end his India coaching stint as a World Cup winner, and talks have been swirling around him joining an IPL franchise as mentor.</p>.<p>But at this point, the Bengaluru man seems to be keen to take a step back and relax after a hectic over two years tenure as the India head coach, before taking the next career move.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the BCCI on Tuesday appointed former India opener Gautam Gambhir as Dravid's successor for the next three years.</p>.<p>Under Gambhir's coaching, the Kolkata Knight Riders won their third IPL trophy earlier this year. </p>