A day after India head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed that the continued T20 World Cup will probably be his final project with the nationwide group, skipper Rohit Sharma conceded that he had tried to persuade Dravid to remain.
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“I attempted convincing him to remain, however clearly there are lots of issues that he must take care of as effectively. However yeah, I personally loved my time with him,” Rohit informed reporters in New York on Tuesday.
Trying again at his tenure as captain alongside Dravid as head coach, Rohit shared that the expertise of studying delicate management traits from his ‘function mannequin’ – additionally his first India captain, coincidentally in a recreation vs Eire – was ‘very fruitful’
“He was my first worldwide captain once I made my debut in Eire. Then I’ve seen him play whereas I used to be simply coming into the group (for) Check matches when he was captain. And such an enormous function mannequin for all of us,” Rohit mentioned.
“Rising up, we watched him play and we all know what he has achieved, personally as a participant and likewise what he’s achieved for the group over time. Battling out the group from troublesome conditions and that’s what he’s identified for,” he added.
Dravid has conceded that he gained’t be re-applying for the pinnacle coach function. (File)
Dravid’s arrival because the India head coach in November 2021 had coincided with Rohit being named the white-ball captain – and later the all-format skipper. With the 2 a part of management group, India made it to a World Check Championship in addition to ODI World Cup ultimate and a T20 World Cup semifinal.
“He’s proven lots of nice dedication all through his profession and that’s one thing that when he got here right here as a coach, I wished to study from him. It’s been very fruitful. Aside from the large silver (trophy), we gained all the foremost tournaments and sequence. I’ve loved each little bit of it, working with him,” Rohit mentioned. “And for him to purchase into that thought, clearly makes an enormous distinction. And he was the primary one who got here and mentioned, ‘that is what we have to do as a group’. It doesn’t matter what occurs, however at the very least we’ll give it a great shot at it when he arrived.”
When requested if the group had any particular farewell plans for his or her head coach, Rohit saved a good lid, “I’m certain the remainder of the fellows will say the identical. It’s been nice working with him. And I’m not going to say something truly. I’m not going to say something.”
Dravid’s preliminary contract with the nationwide facet had come to an finish after the 2023 ODI World Cup, and was prolonged to June 2024 after the group managed to provide a near-perfect marketing campaign till the loss to Australia within the ultimate.
In April, the BCCI had invited functions for the nationwide group head coach job following the T20 World Cup. Again then, the BCCI Secretary Jay Shah had said that Dravid can re-apply for the function however the latter on Monday deemed it unlikely.
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