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‘He Deeply Cared About the Team’: Rahul Dravid Opens up on Working with Captain Rohit Sharma
Rahul Dravid highlighted Rohit Sharma's calm leadership and emotional connection with players, crediting this approach for India's 2024 T20 World Cup win and strong team unity.
- On August 21, Rahul Dravid praised Rohit Sharma's captaincy, saying `I always felt he deeply cared about the team. Right from the first day, he was very clear about how he wanted to run the team and what was important to him`.
- Between 2022 and 2024 the duo of Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma forged a highly successful captain-coach partnership that led India national cricket team to the 2024 T20 World Cup triumph in Barbados, ending an 11-year ICC trophy drought.
- Dravid noted Rohit Sharma's calm temperament and balance, emphasizing his supportive role to the captain and that Rohit's clarity about the team environment and culture eased coaching.
- Rohit, now focused on ODIs, has retired from T20Is and Tests and is preparing for India white-ball tour of Australia in October while aiming for the 2027 ICC ODI World Cup, Africa.
- Meanwhile, debate over Rohit and Kohli’s futures continues as Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill take over T20I and Test captaincies, with Suryakumar set to defend the crown next year.
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Dravid salutes Rohit’s captaincy amid questions over Hitman's ODI future: 'He deeply cared about the team'
Rohit Sharma had formed a successful captain-coach combination with Rahul Dravid from late 2021 to the summer of 2024, the pair mastermind India's triumph at last year's T20 World Cup as well as their runner-up finish at the 2023 ICC World Cup during this period.
·Mumbai, India
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Rahul Dravid a fan of Rohit Sharma's captaincy: He deeply cared for the team
Rahul Dravid praised Rohit Sharma’s leadership, saying the India ODI captain had the ability to connect emotionally with players. Their partnership helped India win the 2024 T20 World Cup after an 11-year wait for an ICC trophy.
·India
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He deeply cared about team: Former India head coach Dravid opens up about his relationship with Rohit - The Tribune
Former India head coach Rahul Dravid spilt the beans about working with former T20I and Test captain Rohit Sharma during their stint together that ran nearly for three years.
·Chandigarh, India
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