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Rohit-Jaiswal combination to continue at opening slot: Rahul Dravid

[ad_1] India’s Rohit Sharma with Yashasvi Jaiswal during a practice session. | Photo Credit: PTI India head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed on Wednesday that the team will persist with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal as openers in the run-up to the T20 World Cup, underlining the importance of a left-right pair at the pole position.Rohit has returned to India's T20 scheme of things for the series against Afghanistan, beginning here on Thursday, after a hiatus of 14 months.His previous appearance was in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final against England at Adelaide.Jaiswal has been opening in the shortest format since the away series against the West Indies in August last year."As of now, we will be opening with Rohit and Jaiswal. When you have a squad that offers flexibility, we can take a...

Coach Rahul Dravid does not follow the ‘my way or the highway’ principle and it has worked for Team India

[ad_1] India had crashed out in group stages of the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean. Back home, things had turned dire. Sachin Tendulkar’s and Sourav Ganguly’s restaurants had been attacked, Zaheer Khan’s house stoned, a wall of MS Dhoni’s house broken. In the Caribbean, as India still had to spend a couple of days before their flight back home, most players secluded themselves. Virender Sehwag shut himself in his room, didn’t allow even the housekeeping staff to clean his room, and watched the TV show ‘Prison Break’ for endless hours.It’s then that Rahul Dravid approached youngsters Dhoni and Irfan Pathan. “Look, we are all upset. Chalo, let’s go for a movie.” The startled youngsters accompanied Dravid and were told, “Look, yes, we lost the World Cup. We all wanted to make a big differe...

Rahul Dravid’s future as India head coach resolved after period of brief uncertainty

[ad_1] The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday has announced the contract extension of head coach Rahul Dravid and the support staffs like bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, batting coach Vikram Rathour and fielding coach T Dilip. “The BCCI engaged in productive discussions with Mr. Rahul Dravid after the term of his contract ended following the recently concluded ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 and unanimously agreed to further the tenure,” BCCI said in a statement. The Indian Express has reported that India captain Rohit Sharma and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar are of the view that Dravid should continue till the next T20 World Cup, which will be played in the USA and West Indies from June next year. Dravid’s contract had expired at the end of the World Cup bu...