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.
VIDEO: Babar Azam warmly welcomes ‘Guru’ Gary Kirsten
Pakistan team will face England in a three-match T-20 series before the World Cup. Babar Azam greets Gary Kirsten Former South African cricketer and former India head coach Gary Kirsten has recently been appointed as the head coach of the Pakistan team. He has now joined the Men in Green ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup 2024. Currently, under his leadership, Pakistan team will face England in a three-match T-20 series before the World Cup. Gary Kirsten has arrived in Leeds ahead of the first T20 match to be held at Headingley on Wednesday, 22 May. During this, on his arrival, he was warmly welcomed by Pakistan captain Babar Azam, men’s team assistant coach Azhar Mahmood and team manager Wahab Riaz. A video clip of this is going viral on social media. In which Babar Azam can be seen warmly welcoming Gary Kirsten. Along with this, he was also handed over the team’s T-shirt and cap. Watch that video here White-ball head coach Gary Kirsten has joined the Pakistan team in Leeds. He was welcomed by Babar Azam and the team management. 📹: PCB | #ENGvPAK , #PakistanCricket pic.twitter.com/o6gJzBnvnv — Grassroots Cricket (@grassrootscric) May 19, 2024 Let us tell you that earlier the Pakistan team has made changes in its coaching staff after appointing Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie as the white ball and red ball coaches respectively. It is noteworthy that recently Pakistan defeated Ireland 1-2 in the three-match T20 series and now their target will be to defeat England in the three-match T20 series. This series will also help them prepare for the 2024 T20 World Cup. After being appointed coach, Gary Kirsten expressed his delight to lead Pakistan and said, “I am really excited to start this new journey with the Pakistan Men’s Cricket Team. It has been an honor to coach such a talented and dynamic team and I look forward to contributing to their success on the international stage.
Australian legend ‘warmly welcomes’ Ravichandran Ashwin on joining 500 Test wicket club, shares video
Ashwin is the fastest bowler to take 500 test wickets for India. Ravichandran Ashwin (Image Credit- Twitter X) Currently, the third match of the five-match Test series between India and England is being played at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. Let us tell you that in this match today on 16 February, on the second day of the game, experienced Indian spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin has created history. Let us tell you that by taking the wicket of Jack Crawley in this match, Ashwin has touched the figure of 500 wickets in Test cricket. He became the second bowler for India to take 500 Test wickets. So on this historic occasion, the cricket world gave many good wishes to Ashwin through social media. On the other hand, now a big reaction has come to light on this special record of Ashwin from the veteran spinner of the Australian cricket team and Nathan Lyon, who touched the figure of 500 wickets in Test cricket some time ago. Lyon has given a big statement praising this record of Ashwin. Nathan Lyon praised Ashwin Let us tell you that after Ashwin achieved this special figure, Nathan Lyon shared a video on his official Congrats. It has been a wonderful journey. I have nothing but respect for the way you lead. It’s been amazing competing with you, but also learning from you. Congratulations and many more to come. Watch this video of Nathan Lyon Congratulations to @ashwinravi99 on achieving the 500 Test wicket milestone. Many more to come. pic.twitter.com/XANzv1Lcn7 — Nathan Lyon (@NathLyon421) February 16, 2024 Also, let us tell you that before Ashwin, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, James Anderson, Anil Kumble, Stuart Broad, Glenn McGrath, Courtney Walsh and Nathan Lyon have taken more than 500 wickets in Test cricket. Ashwin is the 9th bowler in the world to take 500 wickets.
