Rahul Dravid forged a sound understanding with skipper Rohit Sharma that helped create a healthy atmosphere in the Indian dressing room, leading to the T20 World Cup triumph New Delhi: Rahul Dravid’s tenure as coach of the Indian cricket team ended on a memorable note with the T20 World Cup win after which he said he leaves with a lot of fond memories. Dravid leaves after a three-and-half-year tenure since 2021 in which le guided them to the finals of the World Test Championship, ODI World Cup 2023 and the T20 World Cup. Having failed to win the WTC and ODI World Cup, Dravid became third time lucky as coach to win a major ICC trophy, which was also India’s first major trophy in 11 years and second T20 World Cup triumph after 17 years.
“Just phenomenal, just lovely to be a part of a dressing room like this. It’s a memory of a lifetime for me, so I am thankful and grateful to the team and the support staff who have made this possible,” he said after the win. Dravid forged a sound understanding with skipper Rohit Sharma and it helped create a healthy atmosphere in the dressing room where players were allowed to express themselves and encouraged to play without inhibitions.
Their mutual respect has always been visible and Rohit dedicated the victory to Dravid, who returned the compliment saying he would miss the person whom he got to know from close quarters. “I will miss him as a person forget the cricket, forget the captain and everything. I just hope we will still .