Rahul Dravid
Landmark day for India women's U-19 team: Rahul Dravid on inaugural T20 World Cup victory
At the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom on Sunday, Shafali Verma & Co produced a superb bowling performance coupled with some outstanding fielding to bowl out England for just 68. Fast bowler Titas Sadhu, off-spinner Archana Devi and leg-spinner Parshavi Chopra were accurate in their line, length and found enough help to pick two wickets each. Shafali, left-arm spinners Mannat Kashyap and Sonam Yadav took a scalp each in a dominating bowling performance.
VVS Laxman could become next India coach after the end of Rahul Dravid's tenure: Report
A report by News18 Cricketnext has said it is reliably learnt that should Dravid not consider an extension as men's team head coach, then Laxman, who is currently the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, could be the person to take the top job. Laxman, 48, has filled in as the head coach of the Indian team in Dravid's absence.
For India's sake, Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid must change management style
So, skipper Rohit Sharma and chief coach Rahul Dravid have to shoulder a lot of blame for the Indian team facing the peril of further debacles in the build-up to the 50-over World Cup following its recent debacles in white-ball cricket in the last couple of months.
Ashwin explains why Rahul Dravid and support staff opted to take a break from New Zealand tour
Now, ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin explained that why Dravid and other members of the support staff have taken the break, citing the mental and physical fatigue while preparing for a marquee tournament like the recent Men's T20 World Cup in Australia.
T20 World Cup: Will play according to situations if Adelaide pitch is slow, says Dravid on semis clash with England
But Sunday's matches showed that the pitch, which hosted the double-header, was a little slower and boundaries were a little smaller too. Asked about what India would do in a situation like this coming up in the semifinal against England, head coach Rahul Dravid remarked that his team will be quick to adapt to the situation if the pitch is indeed slow in nature.
T20 World Cup: It's not very comfortable for anyone, let alone Virat, says Dravid on hotel room privacy invasion
On Monday, Kohli posted a video on social media, revealing that there was a breach of privacy at his hotel room in Perth. The video, which was originally uploaded on TikTok by an unidentified user, had visuals of a tour of the room and was captioned as "King Kohli's hotel room".
T20 World Cup: Really heartening to see the way Arshdeep developed in last few months, says Rahul Dravid
With no Jasprit Bumrah for the Men's T20 World Cup, Arshdeep has stepped up for India in the tournament, being their current leading wicket-taker with seven wickets at an economy rate of 7.83, and striking with the new ball against Pakistan and South Africa.
T20 World Cup: Indian team completely backs KL Rahul; no concerns about him, says Rahul Dravid
In his time at the crease, Rahul's been overtly cautious in the middle, and hasn't shown much footwork, as seen from his dismissals so far: chopping on to his stumps against Pakistan, trapped lbw by an incoming delivery against Netherlands and nicked tamely to first slip against South Africa.
Will miss Bumrah in T20 WC, but it's an opportunity for someone else to stand up: Dravid
India were dealt a massive blow going into the T20 World Cup with Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of the tournament with a back injury on Monday. The decision was taken following a detailed assessment after he was ruled out of the South Africa T20Is. "Bumrah's absence is a big loss, he's been a great player but it happens, it's an opportunity for someone else to stand up. We will miss him, we will miss his personality around the group for sure," said Dravid in the post-match presentation after the third T20I, which India lost by 49 runs against South Africa.
T20 World Cup: Till the time Bumrah is not officially ruled out, we will always be hopeful, says Dravid
The 28-year-old pacer has been ruled out of the ongoing T20I series against South Africa with a back injury which has cast doubt over his participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. Bumrah missed the Asia Cup due to the same injury but made his return in the T20I series against Australia. Though he missed the first game, he was available for the final two matches which India won to win the series.
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