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Rahul Dravid calls for end to #DoItForDravid campaign, emphasizes team spirit

Rahul Dravid calls for end to #DoItForDravid campaign, emphasizes team spirit

Rahul Dravid disapproves of the #DoItForDravid campaign. Dravid’s coaching tenure ends after the T20 World Cup. India has not secured a win in major tournament finals under Dravid. As India prepares for the T20 World Cup 2024 finale against South Africa, Rahul Dravid, the team’s head coach, has expressed his disapproval of the #DoItForDravid campaign. … Read more

Justin Langer pulls out of race for India’s head coach position

Justin Langer pulls out of race for India's head coach position

Justin Langer will not be in race for India’s head coach. He cited the demanding nature of the role. The deadline for applications for the Indian coaching job is May 27. After Ricky Ponting, Justin Langer, the former opening batsman, has also decided not to pursue the position of India’s next head coach, a decision … Read more

Rahul Dravid continues as India head coach in indefinite contract extension

Rahul Dravid continues as India head coach in indefinite contract extension

Rahul Dravid has been retained as the head coach of the Indian cricket team. Dravid’s contract has been extended for an indefinite period. Dravid is expected to lead India through at least the 2024 T20 World Cup. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) extended its invitation to legendary Indian batsman Rahul Dravid … Read more

Dravid calls for more flexibility in India’s T20I batting lineup

Dravid

India lost the T20I series to West Indies 3-2. Rahul Dravid expressed dissatisfaction with the team’s batting capabilities. Dravid said that India needs to improve their batting depth with the 50-overs World Cup on the horizon. Rahul Dravid, the head coach of India, expressed dissatisfaction with his team’s batting capabilities following their 3-2 loss to … Read more

Rahul Dravid urged patience during T20I series against Sri Lanka

Rahul Dravid

India lost by 16 runs to Sri Lanka in second Twenty20 International. Dasun Shanaka was named Player of the Match. Arshdeep Singh struggled on his return to international cricket. Rahul Dravid, Indian head coach, For their home T20I series against Sri Lanka he is much concerned about patience. Dravid has a rotating lineup and has … Read more

Rahul Dravid says Indian bowlers need to deliver in final overs

Rahul Dravid

India’s bowlers criticized for giving up 73 runs in last five overs. Rahul Dravid, the head coach of India’s T20 team. Rahul wants his players to perform better in the last overs. Rahul Dravid, the head coach of India’s T20 team, instructed the bowlers to improve in the last overs. Popular fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah … Read more

Rahul Dravid gives update on Jasprit Bumrah’s injury

Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid gave an update on the star pacer Jasprit Bumrah’s back injury. Which prevented him from playing in the T20I series against South Africa. Injury raised doubts over his participation in next ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Rahul Dravid, the head coach of India, gave an update on the star pacer Jasprit Bumrah’s back … Read more

Virat Kohli is essential for India, says Dravid

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli stays a vital participant for India, said Rahul Dravid. Who is content with invigorated former captain’s Asia Cup structure. And said individuals shouldn’t get hung up with measurements. Virat Kohli made an unbeaten 59 in India’s gathering prevail upon Hong Kong and looks revived in front of the Asia Cup holders.’ Super Four … Read more

Rahul Dravid says India’s bowling not ‘glamorous’ like Pakistan

Rahul Dravid

“We know Pakistan is a good team and it is a difficult match.” Pace bowler Avesh Khan stays doubtful for the key clash. Dravid believes high-pressure matches against Pakistan remain good. Rahul Dravid, India coach on Saturday said he stays sure about his bowlers in spite of them not being as “glamorous.” As their Pakistan … Read more

Rahul Dravid says India’s bowling isn’t ‘glamorous’ as Pakistan’s, but it is effective

Rahul Dravid

In spite of India’s bowlers not being as “glamorous” as their Pakistani counterparts in the Asia Cup Twenty20 competition, Due to political difficulties, the bitter rivals only ever face off in multi-nation competitions, After India defeated Pakistan in the group round, the two Asian powerhouses will clash for the second time in the competition. In … Read more

Rahul Dravid recovers from Covid-19, joins team in UAE

Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid takes charge of India’s T20 team. For the Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Rahul Dravid tested negative from COvid-19. Rahul Dravid tried positive in Tuesday before the group’s takeoff to the UAE for the six-group Twenty20 competition. The BCCI had named VVS Laxman, who heads the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, … Read more

Sourav Ganguly says Virat Kohli must find a way to regain his form 

Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly says Kohli “must find his way” to score runs again. Virat Kohli has been rested for the ODIs and T20Is in West Indies. Nehra told Kohli to ignore such talk and focus on his game. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly says Kohli “must find his way” to score runs again and former India quick … Read more

ENG vs IND: “It’s been disappointing for us,” says Dravid missed opportunities

eng vs ind

After India was defeated by England’s fourth-innings heroics, Rahul Dravid has put pressure on the team to improve their ability to close out games. In recent Test losses to England and South Africa, India failed to make the most of their advantages, a trend Dravid wants to address. “It’s been disappointing for us,” Dravid said. … Read more

Who does Abdullah Shafique consider his favorite batsman?

abdullah shafique

Shafique names Australian formwer skipper his favorute batsman. Babar once compared Shafique’s batting style to Rahul Dravid. He gained ample experience from the home ODI series. After current Pakistani skipper Babar Azam and former Test cricketer Mohammad Yousaf, young opening batsman Abdullah Shafique chose two-time World Cup-winning Australian captain Ricky Ponting as his favorite batter. … Read more

Ashwin fails to board a flight to England after testing positive for Covid-19

Ashwin fails to board a flight to England after testing positive for Covid-19

Ashwin of India has tested positive for Covid-19. He is now quarantined and will only join the squad after all protocol criteria have been met. India and England will play three ODIs and three T20Is Ashwin of India has tested positive for Covid-19 and has yet to fly to England for the forthcoming Edgbaston Test. … Read more

Dravid backs under-fire Pant after drawn South Africa T20 series

Dravid

Rahul Dravid says Rishabh Pant’s form in Twenty20 series against South Africa is not concerning. The 24-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman was making his debut as India captain. He managed scores of just 29, 5, 6, 17 and 29 in the series. Coach Rahul Dravid said Rishabh Pant remained “integral” to India’s plans despite concerns about his batting … Read more

Rishabh Pant has not learnt from his previous dismissals: Sunil Gavaskar

rishabh pant

Pant made his debut as India’s skipper. Pant has been repeating his mistake again and again. He led IPL franchise Delhi Capitals to two playoffs under his captaincy. Rishabh Pant remained “integral” to India’s plans, according to coach Rahul Dravid, despite questions over his batting and leadership after the Twenty20 series against South Africa concluded … Read more

Afro-Asia Cup 2023: Pakistani & Indian players likely to team up

Afro-Asia Cup

Afro-Asia Cup is set to be revived in mid-2023. It will feature players from India and Pakistan as well as African nations. Last time the two teams competed was in 2007. Famous cricketers from rivals India and Pakistan are set to play on the same squad as part of the rebirth of the Afro-Asia Cup, … Read more

Joe Root reaches 10,000 Test runs

Joe Root

Joe Root becomes the second England hitter to reach 10,000 runs. He attained the milestone in the first Test against NZ. Sir Alastair Cook is the only other player to achieve the feat. Joe Root has become the second England hitter to reach the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket. Root attained the milestone on the … Read more

Ajinkya Rahane expected to miss England visit

Rahane

A significant Grade III hamstring injury has forced Ajinkya Rahane to withdraw from the India tour of England in June and July. The former India captain and vice-captain have already lost his place in the India Test XI, with Hanuma Vihari and Shreyas Iyer usurping Cheteshwar Pujara’s places, but the latest loss could keep him … Read more

Shoaib Akhtar recalls how Rahul Dravid & Sachin Tendulkar used to exhaust him

Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar, a former Pakistan fast bowler, was one of the fastest bowlers in cricket history. On his day, Akhtar used to tear through batting lineups with his blistering pace. The Rawalpindi Express has always praised Indian batsmen such as Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar. Akhtar recently discussed bowling to them during Pakistan-India matches, revealing … Read more

One-day series an ‘eye-opener’ for India, says Dravid

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India cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid said that the ODI series against South Africa was an “eye-opener.” However, he expects that the team would improve ahead of the next year’s World Cup. “We’ve not played a lot of one-day cricket since the last World Cup,” said Dravid after South Africa completed a 3-0 series win in … Read more

MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli are not included in Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time finest Playing XI

Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli

Sachin Tendulkar, the legendary cricketer, is widely regarded as one of, if not the finest, batters to have ever played the gentleman’s game. The Master Blaster’s discography speaks for itself. During his international career, Tendulkar has amassed 15,921 runs in ODIs and 18,426 runs in Tests. Sachin Tendulkar has a total of 100 international hundreds … Read more

Indian spinner Ashwin considered retirement over injuries

Ashwin

NEW DELHI: India’s third-highest Test wicket-taker Ravichandran Ashwin says that he nearly quit several times between 2018 and 2020 due to injury and because he did not “feel backed”. “I contemplated retirement for a lot of reasons,” the star spinner told ESPN Cricinfo. “I felt like people were not sensitive enough to my injuries. I felt like … Read more

India pursue Test revenge against top-ranked New Zealand

India

NEW DELHI: Buoyed by their T20 clean sweep, India will look to avenge their defeat in the World Test Championship final when they host a weary New Zealand in the first Test in Kanpur from Thursday. The Indians have been hurting since the eight-wicket hammering by Kane Williamson’s Black Caps at the inaugural World Test … Read more

Rohit Sharma named new India T20 captain

Rohit Sharma

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma has been named the new captain of India’s T20 side, replacing Virat Kohli, the cricket board said Tuesday after the side were dumped out of the World Cup. The Board of Cricket Control of India tweeted that the 34-year-old opening batsman was “named the T20I Captain for India” as it announced the … Read more

World Cup skipper Coetzer recalls when Dravid was a Scotsman

World Cup skipper Coetzer recalls when Dravid was a Scotsman

DUBAI, Nov 4, 2021 (AFP) – Scotland skipper Kyle Coetzer hopes to engineer a World Cup upset of India on Friday, fired up by memories of playing alongside honorary Scotsman Rahul Dravid, the new coach of the Asian giants. Batting legend Dravid, who will officially take over as India coach from Ravi Shastri at the end … Read more