IND vs ENG: Rahul Dravid talks about Jasprit Bumrah's role as captain in Edgbaston Test
Cricket | July 01, 2022 16:35 ISTThe last pacer-captain that India had was Kapil Dev, who was removed from captaincy in 1987.
The last pacer-captain that India had was Kapil Dev, who was removed from captaincy in 1987.
I think in Virat's case, it is nothing to do with lack of motivation or desire: Rahul Dravid
India played a four-day warm-up match against Leicestershire before playing the final Test match against England starting on 1st July.
Team India had their best chance to grab an ICC trophy when they qualified for the Champion's Trophy final under the guidance of coach Anil Kumble, but to everybody's surprise, Pakistan brought their A-game to the table and steamrolled India.
Dravid will be an integral part of the team identifying a core team of 18-20 players for the World Cup.
The South Africa series was a bit of a disappointment. We did not do well there: Rahul Dravid
Dravid had earlier suggested retirement to Saha as he would not be considered for selection in the longest format.
Dravid said he and Rohit understand what should be the team combination for the mega-event.
Wriddhiman also hit out at BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, whom he claimed had assured him that he shouldn't worry about his place in the team.
Warne didn't want to get into the rights and wrongs but he believes that batters of this generation are playing lesser and lesser quality spin bowling.
India lost the three-match ODI series 0-3 and Dravid answered a range of questions covering the poor show in middle-overs both in batting and bowling, KL Rahul's nascent captaincy career and how Venkatesh Iyer is not being thought of as a top-order batter.
India lost both the Test and ODI series in what turned out to be a disastrous tour of South Africa despite a bright start in the opening Test at Centurion, which the team won comprehensively.
Weeks after he was sacked as ODI captain, Kohli took everyone by surprise after he quit the captaincy from the longest format following a 1-2 series defeat against South Africa.
Vihari, Indian cricket's 'Tough Runs Man' has never had it easy in terms of chances as he has played only one of his 13 Tests at home and it was skipper Virat Kohli's back spasms and Shreyas Iyer's stomach bug that opened the door for another chance.
Dravid accepted that the lowly first innings score of 202 was at least 70 short and it became the difference in the final context of the game.
Rahul Dravid said he would always want Pant to play positive cricket but at times, the shot selection could be different.
After missing out on the second Test against South Africa due to an upper back spasm, India Test captain Virat Kohli was back on the ground training ahead of the third day's play on Wednesday.
As a Test captain, Dravid led India to a 123-run win in the first Test at Johannesburg in 2006. India had a 1-0 lead but went on to lose the next two Tests in Durban and Cape Town by 174 runs and five wickets respectively.
Dravid said he doesn't mind the new rule put in place by the ICC but officials must have full understanding of situations before they decided to dock points.
Kohli kicked up a storm by stating that he was never asked to reconsider leaving T20 captaincy.
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