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“Actually as soon as the sport begins, it is the captain’s group. It is the group that should take it ahead, they should execute it, they should do the job,” Dravid mentioned throughout his interplay with the media on Friday.
“As a coach I see my work within the lead as much as the video games, within the lead as much as this World Cup, making an attempt to get the squad we acquired ultimately. Build up the group, increase the squad after which hoping to permit the gamers to play and categorical themselves to have enjoyable,” mentioned Dravid, who is understood for his economic system of feelings.
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“Yeah… I imply I assume you recognise as a coach that after the sport begins, as soon as the fellows cross the road, there’s solely a lot you are able to do.
“As coaches, we do not rating a single run or take a single wicket within the event. All we are able to do is basically help the gamers.”
The job of a coach requires honesty in evaluation, one thing that Dravid retains in his head at all times.
“Plenty of our work, to be very sincere with you, is within the days main as much as these video games. It is within the observe classes, hopefully the type of thoughts area we get the folks in and supporting the captain and the group in no matter manner we are able to within the lead up,” he mentioned.
Requested what might be a secure complete within the event, Dravid gave a tongue in cheek reply.
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“Only one greater than the opposition, I feel will likely be very secure [laughs]. Look, it is onerous to inform, onerous to foretell, in every situation. And that is going to be the fantastic thing about this World Cup,” he mentioned.
Dravid was basically hinting on the selection in venues and pitches throughout this event.
“So many venues that these matches are going to be performed in. So many alternative wickets on these venues. Among the squares…even in India, you could have pink soil, black soil, you could have a mixture of pink and black.
“Every one goes to be distinctive. I do not assume you possibly can go and say that that is going to be a secure complete, that is not going to be a secure complete,” he mentioned.
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Supplementing his logic, Dravid mentioned: “We’ll in all probability play on a comparatively larger floor right here in Chennai in comparison with say once we go to Bangalore or once we go to Delhi. Every venue will likely be totally different, we’ll simply should assess and see what it is luck.”
So, did he watch Rachin Ravindra’s blazing hundred in opposition to England on Thursday?
“Yeah, bits and items of it. I assumed each of them (Ravindra and Devon Conway) performed rather well. Clearly, they acquired New Zealand off to a very flying begin within the event and regarded just like the wicket actually turned an excellent one as the sport went on.”
2007 World Cup appears to be like historical
The 2007 World Cup wasn’t his most interesting hour and Dravid mentioned it was in his previous life.
“It is a very long time since I used to be a participant. I nearly forgot that I used to be truly a cricket participant at one stage to be very sincere with you,” the smile was a bit self-deprecating.
“I’ve moved on from that. I do not consider myself as a participant anymore. Perhaps that is the thoughts area distinction… I am focussed on serving to the group to do the most effective they will.
“I imply in the long run that is the job of the help workers, the job of the coach actually is to help the imaginative and prescient of the captain and assist him execute his imaginative and prescient over the course of the subsequent couple of months and hope we are able to do that actually effectively.”
(With inputs from PTI)
