Team India head coach Rahul Dravid reminisced memories from India’s tour of the West Indies in 2011. He also recalled Virat Kohli from the tour, which was the debut Test series for the right-handed batter. The duo is in the Carribean for the multi-format tour against the West Indies, which kicked off on Wednesday, July 12 in Dominica.
Team India last played a Test in Dominica in 2011, which ended in a draw. Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli part of the Indian team in the Test match. The head coach expressed that Virat Kohli was trying to find his feet in Test cricket on that tour. In a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Dravid said,
“When I came here in 2011, that was a very special occasion for this Island and for the ground here. To come back in a different capacity, to come here as a coach and bring a team here, Virat was the only one who was there when we came here in 2011.”
“I remember it was Virat’s first Test series with the Indian team, he was this young kid who had done really well in One Day cricket and he was just finding his feet a little bit in Test cricket. But you could see there was a special talent out there and you could see that he was going to be around for a while. How long you can never say so you can be very proud of his journey,” he added.
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12 years on Rahul Dravid & Virat Kohli reminisce some special Dominica memories 😊#TeamIndia | #WIvIND | @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/HRkBLS2Lam
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 12, 2023
It is great to see Virat Kohli’s journey: Rahul Dravid
Team India head coach Rahul Dravid expressed that it has been great to witness Virat Kohli’s journey since the 2011 tour of the West Indies. He expressed that he is excited to be back in Dominica after more than a decade as a coach of the Indian Team. Speaking to the BCCI in the video shared on Twitter, Rahul Dravid said,
“I certainly never thought that I would coach and come here 10 years later, but it is nice to have seen his journey, see him grow from being a young player on that trip to now being a senior veteran.”
“I shouldn’t call him a veteran, but a senior player on the trip. It is great to see his journey and I think of myself as someone who is a young coach starting a journey as well. So, the tables have turned a little bit (laughs),” he added.
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