DTVHINDIVIDEO: Rahul Dravid was warmly welcomed in Bengaluru, young players gave him guard of honour
Dravid has resigned from the post of coach and will now focus on grooming future talent Rahul Dravid receives guard of honour Under the leadership and guidance of Rahul Dravid, the Indian team has finally won the ICC trophy after a wait of 11 years. India won the T20 World Cup 2024 title by defeating South Africa in the final in Barbados. With this, the tenure of coach Rahul Dravid has ended and now the BCCI is looking for a new head coach, in which Gautam Gambhir’s name is at the top. Rahul Dravid is currently in Bengaluru, where young cricketers gave him a guard of honour at a local cricket academy. Rahul Dravid worked tirelessly with the Indian team and struggled a lot to make the team a champion, as a result of which he has received this honour today. The young talent and coaching staff of the cricket academy honoured former India coach Rahul Dravid. The youngsters raised their bats to give him a guard of honour and the coaching staff gave him a rousing welcome. The World Cup winning coach happily shook hands with everyone and looked overwhelmed by the warm welcome. Watch the video here Let us tell you that Rahul Dravid made his international cricket debut in 1996 and played for India till 2012, but winning the World Cup was a dream for him. Now he has lived this dream as a coach. The 2007 World Cup defeat as captain and the 2023 World Cup defeat as coach broke him, but he ended his career on a happy note by winning the 2024 T20 World Cup title. Dravid has resigned from the post of coach and will now focus on grooming future talent. He expressed his happiness to be back on the field and focus on budding talent in a video posted by a local cricket academy in Bengaluru.
Rahul Dravid praised Rohit Sharma as a player and leader, read the big news
The pair of Rohit and Dravid have played 3 finals of ICC tournaments in the last 13 months. Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) Indian captain Rohit Sharma made his international cricket debut in 2007 under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. Seeing Rohit’s game, he got a chance to play for the Indian team in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2007 that year. However, due to lack of consistency in performance, he kept getting in and out of the Indian team. But when Dhoni started sending him as an opener in 2013, a great change was seen in his game. After this change, he emerged as one of the best openers in white ball cricket. So Dravid has closely seen Rohit’s development as a player and leader. Both of them worked together in the Indian cricket team between the T20 World Cup 2021 and June 2024. While Dravid was the head coach of Team India, Rohit was playing the role of captain. Also, in the last 13 months, Team India has played 3 ICC finals under the leadership of both. After winning the T20 World Cup 2024, Dravid’s tenure with Team India ended. On the other hand, now Rahul Dravid has made a big statement about Rohit’s development as a player and a leader. Rahul Dravid gave a big statement about Rohit Sharma Let us tell you that 51-year-old Dravid said about Rohit as quoted by BCCI- I really enjoyed working with Rohit. He is the person I knew as a young boy. I have seen him grow as a person and a leader. Dravid further said- He has been able to contribute to the team as a player and leader in the last 10 or 12 years. This is a true tribute to his game, because the effort and time he has given to Indian cricket is incomparable. I enjoy knowing him as a person.
BCCI shared a special post for coach Rahul Dravid who is leaving Team India
Head coach Rahul Dravid’s tenure with Team India has come to an end Rahul Dravid (Image Credit- Twitter X) Head coach Rahul Dravid’s tenure with Team India has come to an end. He remained with the team during the T20 World Cup 2024 and under his leadership, the Men in Blue won the T20 World Cup trophy for the second time. Now giving farewell to Rahul Dravid, BCCI has posted a special post on July 6. In a video released by the BCCI, Rahul Dravid said that he enjoyed working with Rohit during his tenure and also revealed that he has seen the Indian captain grow as a person and a leader. He also said that it was great to see Rohit’s commitment towards the team and his behavior with the players. Really enjoyed working with Rohit- Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid said, I really enjoyed working with Rohit. He is someone I knew as a young boy and I just wanted to develop him as a person and a leader who wanted to contribute to the team over the last 10-12 years. It is a true respect for him and the effort and time he has put in. He further added, “I am really happy to see his commitment and care for the team. He has created a good atmosphere where everyone feels safe and enjoys themselves. There is a lot of competition and a professional atmosphere here. This is something I will miss and I will miss him and Rohit.” Speaking about Kohli, Rahul Dravid said that it was good to see the commitment of the star batsman towards the game. He had just a few series and just a few Test matches with him as a captain. But I wanted to know him to see how he continues the business and professionalism. It was great to see his desire to improve and become better. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗲-𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹 🫡 A coaching journey with a fitting finish 🏆 theconnection. the environment. The commitment. Hear it 🔽 from the man who played a pivotal role in the evolution of Indian cricket 🇮🇳 – By @RajalArora Thank you, Rahul Dravid 👏👏 — BCCI (@BCCI) July 6, 2024
When Kohli was struggling with poor form in the T20 World Cup, Rahul Dravid gave him special advice, the star batsman himself revealed
In the final, Virat Kohli played a brilliant innings of 76 runs in 59 balls Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Twitter) Team India won the T20 World Cup 2024 title by defeating South Africa in Barbados. Virat Kohli batted brilliantly in the final and scored 76 runs in 59 balls. He was adjudged the Player of the Match for his innings. However, before the final, he was seen struggling with the bat throughout the tournament. Before the final, Kohli had scored only 75 runs at an average of 10.71, but when the team needed him against South Africa, Kohli gave his best performance. Meanwhile, now Kohli has revealed that he was not confident about performing in the final of the T20 World Cup. Know what Dravid said to Kohli? “I will always remember this day because I was not able to contribute the way I wanted to during the entire tournament. I also told Rahul bhai that I have not done justice to myself and the team till now,” Kohli said while meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday morning. Virat further said, “Then he told me that when the situation comes, I am sure you will come into form. So this conversation happened between us and when we went to play, I told Rohit, I was not so confident that I would be able to bat the way I wanted to. So when we went to play, I got three fours in the first 4 balls, then I went and told him, what kind of game is this? One day it seems that not a single run will be scored and then a day comes and everything starts happening.” The former Indian captain said, “When we lost wickets, I surrendered myself to the situation and focused on what the team needed from me. I was kept in that zone, but I felt tied up in that moment. Later, I realised that what has to happen will happen.” Let us tell you that after India became the T20 World Cup champion, Virat Kohli said goodbye to T20I international and talked about giving a chance to the next generation.
Suryakumar Yadav made a big revelation, told how coach Rahul Dravid motivated him before the T20 WC final
Rahul Dravid took over the charge of the Indian team as head coach in 2021 Surya Kumar Yadav (Image Credit- Twitter X) With India becoming the T20 World Cup 2024 champion, the tenure of head coach Rahul Dravid has now ended. Rahul Dravid represented the Indian team as a player for 16 years, but could not lift the ICC trophy even once. Under his captaincy, the team was eliminated from the group stage in the 2007 World Cup. However, now under his leadership and under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India has captured the ICC trophy. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav has made a big revelation and told how Rahul Dravid inspired the mindset of the players. ‘You are the best judge here to take the right decision at the right time’ He said, “He showed a graph of the number of T20I games played by the entire Indian team, from Virat bhai to Yashasvi Jaiswal (the most junior member). That number was over 800. Then he showed a second slide which had the number of games played by the entire coaching staff, including Rahul bhai. And that number was 1.” Suryakumar said, “He (Dravid) told us, ‘You are the best judge here to take the right decision at the right time. So leave everything else to us, go out there and enjoy your game.’” Let us tell you that Rahul Dravid took over the command of the Indian team as the head coach in 2021. Under his leadership, Team India reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2022, the World Test Championship final in 2023 and the World Cup 2023 final. However, his last day as the Indian coach came when India won the 2024 T20 World Cup trophy after a gap of 11 years.
Greg Chappell congratulates Rahul Dravid after T20 WC win, read the big news
After winning the T20 World Cup 2024, Dravid’s coaching contract with Team India is over. Greg Chappell and Rahul Dravid (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former Indian cricket team coach Greg Chappell has congratulated coach Rahul Dravid on winning the recently concluded T20 World Cup. It is worth noting that in the final match of the T20 World Cup, Team India defeated South Africa by 7 runs and won the T20 World title for the second time. Also, by winning this T20 World Cup, Team India has given a great farewell to Rahul Dravid, whose tenure has ended after the recently concluded T20 World Cup. Under Dravid’s coaching, Team India won the Asia Cup 2023 and T20 World Cup 2024. At the same time, it reached the finals of the World Test Championship twice and the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2022 and was the runner-up of the Cricket World Cup 2023. Greg Chappell wishes Rahul Dravid all the best Let us tell you that after Rahul Dravid’s coaching career with Team India ended on a high note, Greg Chappell was quoted as saying by Mid-Day – Congratulations to India on winning the T20 World Cup. I am especially happy for Rahul Dravid for being a part of the victory. His passion for Indian cricket has always been something to watch, so being an integral part of the winning plan will be especially satisfying for him. This win is a great way for him to end his coaching time with the team. After the T20 World Cup, an era ended in Team India So after this T20 World Cup victory, a great era has come to an end in the Indian team. Let us tell you that after winning the T20 World Cup title, captain Rohit Sharma, former captain Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja have decided to end their T20 cricket career.
‘I am unemployed from next week, is there any offer’ Rahul Dravid quipped on the end of his coaching tenure with Team India
Rahul Dravid’s coaching contract with Team India is over after the T20 World Cup 2024. Rahul Dravid (Image Credit- Twitter X) India played the final match of T20 World Cup 2024 with South Africa on 29 June. In the final match played at the Barbados ground, Team India performed brilliantly and won by 7 wickets, ending the drought of not winning the ICC trophy for 11 years. So with this victory, Team India has also given a grand farewell to its head coach Rahul Dravid, whose coaching contract with the team ended after the T20 World Cup. Also, after the final match, a video of Dravid is becoming increasingly viral on social media, in which he has jokingly said that he is going to be unemployed from next week, if anyone is off, please let me know. Rahul Dravid took a dig at his coaching tenure Let us tell you that Rahul Dravid is seen giving an interview after the India vs South Africa T20 World Cup final match. According to this viral video, Dravid says- Life is going to be the same for me from next week. I am going to be unemployed next week, is there any offer. Watch this viral video of Rahul Dravid “I am Unemployed from next week, any offers..?” ,You just can’t hate Jamie ❤️ pic.twitter.com/tLECUD69OJ — Prasanna Ganesh Thunga (@_monkinthecity_) June 30, 2024 Also, let us tell you that after winning the T20 World Cup final, captain Rohit Sharma and former captain and legendary batsman Virat Kohli have decided to say goodbye to this format. Everyone in the cricket world is surprised by this decision of Rohit and Kohli. However, he had to say goodbye to this format at some point, and there can be no bigger moment than saying goodbye to the game after winning the T20 World Cup. Rohit and Kohli are among the highest run-scorers in T20 Internationals, Rohit has scored 4231 runs in T20 and Kohli has scored 4188 runs.
“Crush For Good Reason”- Richa Chadha made a special post about Rahul Dravid after India’s victory
Richa Chadha has posted a special post on social media thanking head coach Rahul Dravid after India’s World Cup victory Rahul Dravid and Richa Chadha (Photo Source: X/Twitter) With India winning the T20 World Cup, Rahul Dravid’s tenure as head coach has ended. Dravid took a grand farewell by becoming the world champion coach in the last match. After Team India became the champion, Rahul Dravid was seen showing his excitement by jumping like a child on the field. Let us tell you that before the final match, #DoItForDravid was also trending a lot on social media. After the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, fans, legendary players and Bollywood stars are seen praising Dravid profusely. Actress Richa Chadha has posted a special post about Rahul Dravid on social media, which is garnering discussion. Thank you Mr. Dravid- Richa Chadha wrote this special thing Bollywood actress Richa Chadha has shared a special picture of her childhood on social media, in the background of which Rahul Dravid’s poster is on the wall. Richa thanked head coach Rahul Dravid after India’s World Cup victory and wrote, “Childhood crush for good reason #TheWall thank you again Mr Dravid”- “Childhood crush for a good cause, thanks again Mr Dravid” See Richa Chadha’s social media post here- Childhood crush for good reason #TheWall 💪🏼❤️thank you again Mr Dravid. pic.twitter.com/4SK1w7d9Cq — RichaChadha (@RichaChadha) June 29, 2024 I was not lucky to win a trophy as a player- Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid could never win the World Cup as a player. But as a coach, his dream of winning the trophy for India has been fulfilled. Expressing his happiness after winning the final against South Africa, Rahul Dravid had said, As a player, I was not lucky to win trophies but I always gave my best. However, it is part of the game. There are many other players I know who have not won any trophy. I was lucky to be given an opportunity to coach a team and this group of boys made it possible for me to win this trophy. It is a great feeling but it is not like I was there for some liberation and it was just a job I was doing.
T20 World Cup 2024: Team India’s victory in the T20 World Cup healed old wounds of Rahul Dravid
India has won an ICC trophy for the first time under the coaching of Dravid. Team India (Image Credit- Twitter X) T20 World Cup 2024 Final: The final match of the T20 World Cup between India and South Africa was played on 29 June at Kingston Oval ground in Barbados. Let us tell you that in this match, Team India won the T20 World Cup for the second time by winning by 7 runs. This is the first big title for Team India under the coaching of Rahul Dravid, and with this Dravid’s journey with Team India as head coach has also ended. On the other hand, this victory in the T20 World Cup has healed the old wounds of Rahul Dravid, which he received as a player and captain on this ground in the West Indies in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Let us tell you that in that World Cup, the Indian team led by Rahul Dravid which had star players like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, was knocked out of the tournament after losing to Sri Lanka on the ground of Barbados. So when the Indian team created history by winning the T20 World Cup on the same ground under the coaching of Dravid, his happiness knew no bounds. After winning the match, coach Dravid’s eyes were seen getting moist along with the players of Team India. All the players including captain Rohit Sharma, vice-captain Hardik Pandya and former captain Virat Kohli were seen getting emotional on the field. The book is complete. The ledger is shut. Rahul Dravid is a world champion. A childhood dream is now complete. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/dUiCK3sfCq — Harish Itagi (@HarishSItagi) June 29, 2024 However, for the 51-year-old Dravid, it now seems as if a 17-year burden has been lifted from his shoulders. After winning the title, Dravid looked very excited, and when he lifted the trophy, his enthusiasm was worth seeing, the video of which also went viral on social media very fast.
“We are all very happy for Rahul bhai… he has done a lot for Indian cricket…”- Hitman praised head coach Dravid
This was Rahul Dravid’s last match as head coach. Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: Getty Images) As soon as Team India was made the champion of T20 World Cup 2024, captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from this format. Rohit Sharma is now 37 years old and he wants to give a chance to young players in this fast-paced format. Meanwhile, Rahul Dravid’s tenure as head coach has also ended with Team India. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma was asked some questions about Rahul Dravid in the post-match press conference. He won everyone’s heart by answering this. No, no, it’s good. We are all very happy for Rahul bhai. He has done so much for Indian cricket. When he was playing and even now when he is coaching, he has done a lot in these three years. As a coach, he has worked so hard with the team, he has made it very clear to the boys what their role is. What they have to do. He keeps talking to the boys who are not in the team and also those who are at home, and keeps telling them what is happening in the team. He has done a lot for the team. All 11 players are a force and when they play together, it will become a big force. Rahul Dravid also said a big thing in praise of Rohit Sharma Let us tell you that, earlier when Rahul Dravid was asked about the best quality of Rohit Sharma, he said that he will remember Rohit Sharma not as a cricketer or a captain but as a human being. Let us tell you, this partnership of Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid started in 2021 which ended with the T20 World Cup 2024. Rahul Dravid on Rohit Sharma’s T20I retirement, “I will forget cricket and captaincy and remember him as a human being. What impresses me is the kind of person he is, the respect he has given me, the kind of care and commitment he had for the team, the kind of energy he spent and he never backed down. For me, this will be the person I will miss the most, he is a great cricketer and a great captain.”
