Former Indian coach Greg Chappell has said that former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid has picked brains from fellow Australian cricketers and used it to create a fabulous pool of young and talented India players. Interestingly Chappell was the coach of the Indian team during Dravid’s captaincy with many of the senior players not willing to play under Chappell’s coachship.
Former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid has groomed several young talents being the head coach of India A and Under-19 teams. Currently, he serving as the head of the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru where continues to work behind the development of players. India also won the U-19 World Cup under him mentorship in 2018.
In a conversation with cricket.com.au, Chappell said that both India and England have overtaken Australia as the best side in recognising young talent and providing them with a platform to succeed.
Greg Chappell Hails Rahul Dravid’s Contribution To Indian Cricket’s Rise
“India have got their act together and that’s largely because (India’s academy chief and former Test captain) Rahul Dravid has picked our brains, seen what we’re doing and replicated it in India and with their much larger (population) base,” Chappell said.
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Chappell further said that India and England have moved ahead of Australia in scouting talented players from different parts of the country. He said that talented Australian cricketers might find their careers at crossroads because of the domestic structure.
“I think we’ve already lost our position as the best at identifying talent and bringing it through. I think England are doing it better than us now and India are doing it better than us,” he added.
Meanwhile, Rahul Dravid will travel with the Indian team which will be playing a limited-overs series in July. Shikhar Dhawan is likely to lead the side with several young players to be a part of the squad. The squad will have players who played in IPL 2021 for different franchsies and came up with good performances. The series is also a good opportunity for the selectors to know the depth of Indian cricket as a whole.
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