'...VVS Laxman is going to Zimbabwe but new coach will join from Sri Lanka series'
'You have to move on quickly in international cricket as we now have another important series coming up'
Zimbabwe series will be announced by the end of this week
Rahul Dravid says the just-concluded Sri Lanka series is an opportunity to reflect that not all wickets are going to be flat. 'We need to find ways to scrap and score 130, 140 on these wickets'
Dravid was particularly happy with how Shreyas Iyer has been showing consistency at the back-end of the tournament.
'The most important thing is that they will always have my back. Aim to make it a happy and secure dressing room.'
When Pietersen was struggling against spinners and the batsman opted to reach out to Dravid for some advice.
While the coaching module has been tweaked to make it more appealing for modern coaches, what came as a pleasant surprise was the introduction of a "corporate problem-solving class", where the incumbents were asked to find methods of trouble shooting while dealing with multiple off-the-field stakeholders.
From January 1, 2021 to September 9, 2024 -- during which Joe Root hit 17 centuries, Kane Williamson has hit, Steve Smith has made six tons but Virat Kohli has managed just two centuries.
Jasprit Bumrah, was captured in an adorable video beaming as he greeted his wife Sanjana Ganesan and their son Angad at the Kensington Oval ground in Barbados.
'If he wants to bat at No 3, especially on Indian tracks where spinners will cause trouble, he will have to rotate strike.'
Bhuvneshwar said he wanted to work with coach Rahul Dravid
The series is an opportunity for the fringe players to impress ahead of this year's Twenty20 World Cup, but Dravid assured failure would not mean end of the world for them.
Justin Langer has taken himself out of contention for the head coach position of the Indian cricket team.
In what comes as the biggest positive for Indian cricket in recent times, former captain Rahul Dravid has agreed to take over as the head coach of the men's team.
First batch of Team India players to depart for US on May 25 for T20 World Cup
As Bharat faces scrutiny, the spotlight shifts to whether Jurel will get an opportunity to prove his mettle on the international stage.
NCA head VVS Laxman will be India's acting head coach for the upcoming tour of New Zealand as the Rahul Dravid-led coaching staff has been given a break post the team's semi-final exit from the T20 World Cup.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed that he was approached by the BCCI to coach India before Rahul Dravid was chosen for the coveted job.
India batter Mayank Agarwal is keen to pick newly-appointed national team head coach Rahul Dravid's brain once again, having had an enjoyable experience with the approachable Karnataka stalwart while playing for India 'A'.
The path found by champions like GR Viswanath, Syed Kirmani, Brijesh Patel, EAS Prasanna and BS Chandrasekhar has only broadened over the years through which several ace cricketers walked through.
Saha, who joined Tripura after a rift with some Cricket Association of Bengal officials in 2022, met Ganguly in Kolkata.
Karun Nair, who is only the second Indian player to hit a triple century in Test cricket, said it was encouraging for him to get an opportunity under Dravid, who accumulated 13,288 in the game's traditional format.
India skipper Rohit Sharma wants the team to step away from what it had been doing for the past five-six years and has given the players security and freedom to express themselves, says star all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
Dravid was to take over as NCA head from July 1 but his job at the India Cements caused the delay.
The team will play three intra-squad games in Colombo as preparation for the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka.
Topics ranged from how data is helping players train and stay fit to how scoring 4s and 6s has changed team decisions, similar to basketball's 3-point revolution.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly says Gautam Gambhir will be a "good coach" for the national cricket team if he has applied for the job, and favours the appointment of a home-grown talent to the high-profile position.
With its back to the wall, Team India responded like champions, said coach Rahul Dravid in an inspiring dressing room speech after his young side registered a series-clinching win in the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Tuesday.
Very emotional after the last six months: Hardik Pandya after India's T20 WC win
The 58-year-old feels that Australia and India were the best sides throughout the tournament, but Mitchell Marsh's side paid the price of their loss against Afghanistan.
Cricket fraternity hails Gautam Gambhir appointment
Bhuvneshwar said Dravid was elated with the show put up by the team.
Indian batting stalwart Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith would be more than keen to stamp their authority in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar series in which runs would be "at a premium", feels Australian great Matthew Hayden.
Former opener Gautam Gambhir believes that batting great Rahul Dravid is the country's most "under-rated" captain, who never got enough credit for his contribution to the game in India despite making an impact comparable to only Sachin Tendulkar. Dravid captained India in 79 ODIs, winning 42 of them, which includes the world record of 14 successive wins while chasing. The 47-year-old also led India's Test team to some impressive results in away series in West Indies, South Africa, Bangladesh and England.
Use the expertise of former players as much as possible in the state teams' cricketing set-up was one of the notable suggestion by National Cricket Academy head Rahul Dravid while interacting with members of affiliated units during a webinar organised by the BCCI.
The deadline for applying for the post of Indian men's cricket team chief coach ended on Monday but both the BCCI and the top name in its wishlist, Gautam Gambhir chose to keep mum on the development.
'Today is a hugely emotional moment for a man who is sitting back in Chennai.'
India head coach Rahul Dravid says players will have to deliver 'really big performances' to justify the long rope given to them as he reflected on all that went wrong during a dismal tour of South Africa.
With head coach Rahul Dravid watching on, Kuldeep was bowling to an imaginary field against Rohit, who was beaten by the left-armer at the start of the session.
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