This is not the first time two captains have been in India. He and Virat were captains after Mahendra Singh Dhoni retired from Tests. But Rohit and Virat are not considered to have such a good relationship. Dravid has also played with both the players and captained them in the IPL, so he can hardly have any problem in tackling them both. Also, the future of Team India will depend a lot on what direction Rohit Sharma gives to the team as captain.
Ravi Shastri said goodbye with regret that after taking over as the team’s head coach in 2017, Team India has not won any ICC trophy. During his tenure, India faced three opportunities – the ODI World Cup in 2019, the World Test Championship in 2021 and then the T20 World Cup. Twice New Zealand broke the dream and the third time we could not reach the semi-finals. Dravid has been given the responsibility of coaching till the ICC ODI World Cup to be held in India in 2023. The World Test Championship is to be held during this time and the T20 World Cup is to be held in Australia in 2022 next year. This meant that Dravid would have to prepare for the first major exam in just 11 months.
Under Ravi Shastri’s tutelage, India won the Test series twice at home against Australia. He also achieved many successes against other countries. But it remains to be seen how Dravid will do the work he could not do. Under Dravid’s guidance, if the Indian team can win even one of the three trophies, The Wall will once again get a new identity. It is said of Dravid that he prefers to build a system rather than do any work individually. This is also the mantra of his second innings success after retiring from cricket as a player.
We all know that Indian cricket has reached new heights in the last few decades. But one country in which India has not yet won a Test series is South Africa. Team India is scheduled to tour South Africa after the series against New Zealand. India’s first Test success at home against the country came in 2006 in Johannesburg. Rahul Dravid was the captain of the team then. All eyes will be on how his team performs this time.
After retiring from cricket as a player, Rahul Dravid started his second innings in 2015 as the coach of the Under-19 and India A teams. In these four years, he not only took care of the careers of all the youth but also gave new heights. During this period, he built a supply chain that was never seen in any other country. As a result, India was able to play a series against both England and Sri Lanka simultaneously. Another challenge is to come during Dravid’s tenure as head coach. Many of the players in the current squad are between the ages of 33 and 35. His career could end at any time between two and four years. These include players like Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami. Dravid will have to prepare at least two options for these players in a timely manner.
Future Captain
Indian captain Virat Kohli is 33 years old and Rohit Sharma has been named captain of the T20 team at the age of 34. He is still expected to play four to five years. So Dravid will also face the challenge of preparing a future captain. For this they have players like KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer. The need is to prepare them for this role. There is also a general opinion that Dravid can do this job very well.
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