Bengaluru: After leaving the post of head coach, Rahul Dravid suddenly reached the field to meet the Indian cricket team on Sunday. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were elated after seeing their former coach. There was a long conversation between everyone. Actually, the first test match is to be played against New Zealand from 16th October. The players were preparing for this test series at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
This surprise of Rahul Dravid must have refreshed the memories of his tenure for the players. Which caused excitement on social media as videos of their informal conversation went viral. Remember that India won the historic T20 World Cup in 2024 after 17 years under the coaching of Rahul Dravid.
Known for his calm nature and strategic skills, Dravid spent more than two years with the Indian team as head coach. Under the ups and downs guidance of ‘Jamie’, the Indian team went from winning the 2023 ODI World Cup final. The final of the World Test Championship also slipped out of hand.
In the video viral on social media, Dravid can be seen doing shadow batting practice as he gives tips to the trio of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant as they prepare for the Test series against New Zealand. There was a light conversation between the four and Dravid was seen smiling and laughing.
Dravid, who stepped down as India’s head coach after the T20 World Cup, has now returned to the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the head coach of Rajasthan Royals. It’s a homecoming for him, as he previously played and coached for the Royals. Made a deep impact on the team during his tenure as Director of Cricket in 2015 and 2016.
Meanwhile, Team India made a great start under Dravid’s successor Gautam Gambhir. India got off to a great start in the Tests earlier this month with a 2-0 clean sweep of Bangladesh at home. India are also undefeated in T20 Internationals since Gambhir’s arrival, winning all six matches in the shortest format under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. However, India suffered a 0-2 series defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the ODI series in August.