India wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik applauded Ravi Shastri and the rest of the coaching staff for their outstanding contributions during their tenure with the Indian team. While India failed to qualify for the semi-final in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021, it was their last assignment. And, Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the Team India head coach.
On the other hand, India captain Virat Kohli had earlier announced that he won’t lead the team in the shortest format anymore. And, with the end of this tournament, his stint as captain too ended. However, Karthik feels that Rohit Sharma and Dravid will click right away considering they know each other.
He also stated that he is eager to see how Kohli works with Rahul Dravid, considering their contrasting personalities. Speaking on Cricbuzz, Dinesh Karthik said:
“Rohit and Rahul know each other well, they will be in constant touch during this whole process. It will be interesting to see the Kohli-Dravid dynamic. Very different personalities, they have not worked too much together as well. Maybe a season with RCB together.”
“I wish people remember this set of coaching staff for all the things they achieved” – Dinesh Karthik
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Meanwhile, he also praised each member of the coaching staff and revealed how much change they brought in the team which helped to improve the quality of the team as well.
“We always talk about how Shastri was not able to deliver a ICC title but we should also speak about how many bilateral series we won under him, it was second to none. I wish people remember this set of coaching staff for all the things they achieved in terms of batting, bowling and fielding,” Dinesh Karthik further added.
“R Sridhar has been fabulous in that department, the level of fielding has gone upto a couple of notches. Going abroad, picking up 20 wickets consistently, so B Arun has done a fabulous job over a period of time. Credit to Shastri, for pulling up the team when the chips were down.” Dinesh Karthik concluded.
Notably, Rahul Dravid will take over the reins from the upcoming series against New Zealand in November 2021.
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