The Indian cricket team has won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 with collective efforts from the team, coaches and supportive staff. 2 of the key players in India’s victory are the captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid. The now-ex India Head Coach Rahul Dravid praises Rohit Sharma.
Rahul Dravid has now officially retired as the head coach after his contract ended right before India’s tour of Zimbabwe. Currently VVS Laxman is traveling with the fairly young team India as their head coach in Zimbabwe. There’s a lot of change in the team with key players like Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Virat Kohli retiring from T20I cricket as well as the new coach getting signed.
Rahul Dravid praises the world champion captain Rohit Sharma
Former India head coach Rahul Dravid shared his experience of working with captain Rohit Sharma after their T20 World Cup 2024 victory.
He expressed that he loved collaborating with Rohit and appreciated getting to know him better as a person. Here’s what he said as the now ex India Head Coach Rahul Dravid praises Rohit Sharma:
“I have really enjoyed working with Rohit. He is someone I knew as a young boy. Just to see him grow as a person, grow as a leader in Indian cricket. He is someone who is able to contribute to the team in the last 10-12 years, both as a player and now as a leader. It has been a real tribute to him and the effort he has put in the time he has put in. I really enjoy getting to know him as a person as well,” Dravid said in a video posted by BCCI.
Rahul Dravid’s take on batting maestro Virat Kohli
Another key player for India is Virat Kohli. The right hand batsman has been with team India for a long time now. Kohli even serv as the captain after MS Dhoni.
While Virat’s performance was not at par with his records in the early matches of T20 World Cup 2024, the veteran scored for India in the finals. Virat’s score led India to victory in the T20 World Cup finals against South Africa. After a he became the Player Of The Match. Here’s what Rahul Dravid had to say on Kohli as the dynamic batter retired from T20 Internationals.
Dravid spoke on working with Virat Kohli. He praised Virat’s desire to improve the game. “I only had a chance to work with him in a couple of series, in a couple of Test matches when he was the captain. I am getting to know him as well. His desire to improve, his desire to get better is fascinating to watch,” the 51-year-old added.
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