We did not wish to do something completely different between ODI and T20I WCs: Rahul Dravid | – Instances of India

We did not wish to do something completely different between ODI and T20I WCs: Rahul Dravid | – Instances of India

NEW DELHI: Rahul Dravid, who beforehand served as India’s head coach, mentioned the efforts made by the assist employees to take care of the constructive staff dynamics from the 2023 ODI World Cup all through the T20 World Cup marketing campaign.
He emphasised that this constant method performed an important function in serving to the Indian staff break their drought in ICC tournaments.Dravid’s strategic management was instrumental in guiding India to victory within the T20 World Cup held within the Americas, marking a big achievement earlier than his departure from the top coach place in June.
“Truthfully, I did not wish to do something completely different. I believe we ran a implausible marketing campaign within the one-day World Cup, Rohit and the staff, everybody concerned in that one-day World Cup, we ran an outstanding marketing campaign,” Dravid stated, as quoted by PTI, on the Ceat Cricket Score Awards in Mumbai.

India suffered a heartbreaking defeat towards Australia within the ODI World Cup last in Ahmedabad.
“There’s nothing we might have performed extra by way of our preparation, the planning, the execution of what we wanted to do for 10 video games in a row to dominate, to win the sport we did, play the sport we did,” stated Dravid.
The Bengaluru native talked about that he and the remainder of the teaching employees had been eager on sustaining the established ambiance of a cordial dressing room.
“I didn’t wish to change something. When you’d requested me and we had a dialogue with our assist employees, we might get along with the coaches and say, what do you assume we should always do in another way?”
“The widespread consensus (among the many staff) was we have to do precisely what we did. We have to create the identical power, create the identical vibe, the identical staff ambiance that we had after which simply hope that on the day, we’ll have slightly little bit of luck,” he stated.
Though he by no means performed in a World Cup in both limited-overs format in India, he was capable of absolutely soak up the joy as the top coach.
“To journey throughout this nation and to have the ability to expertise that pleasure and keenness of the followers. I’ve by no means been part of a World Cup as a participant in India, however simply the expertise as a coach to go from metropolis to metropolis and simply stroll and see what this recreation meant to the individuals of this nation was phenomenal. It was unimaginable,” he stated.
Dravid acknowledged that Australia had been the higher staff within the ODI World Cup last.
“I assumed we ran an outstanding marketing campaign. We got here unstuck within the last and Australia performed higher cricket than us on the day. They had been a greater staff and congratulations (to them). That may occur in sport and that is what sport is about,” he stated.