Dravid was previously with India team as batting consultant during 2014 England tour.
With Team India set to lock horns against New Zealand in the final of the ICC World Test Championship and then England in a five-Test series in the next few months in England, a specialist white-ball team will tour Sri Lanka in July and are set to play three ODIs and three T20Is.
While the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah will be playing in the UK for the World Test Championship final and a five-Test series against England.
BCCI will be naming a second-string squad that will fly to Sri Lanka and it is reported that former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid is likely to coach the side as head coach Ravi Shastri along with support staff will be overseeing the squad in England.
Rahul Dravid to play the role of Team India’s coach during Sri Lanka tour says report
The series against Sri Lanka will mark the first instance that India will have two national teams playing simultaneously in two different countries.
With Rahul Dravid likely to accompany Team India as a coach to Sri Lanka, Twitter users, especially Rahul Dravid fans, could not hide the excitement to see their beloved 'Wall' performing the duties of India coach.
Here’s how Twitterati reacted: