'Rahul Dravid has done well': Mohammed Kaif lauds India Head Coach over World Cup
‘God’s plan baby!': Virat Kohli reacts to receiving ICC ODI Player of the Year 2023 awardHowever, former India batsman Mohammed Kaif has praised Dravid's tenure as India coach, given the Men in Blue's admirable performance at last year's ODI World Cup.Talking about Dravid's tenure as India coach in an interaction with ANI, Kaif said, "This will be decided by BCCI, this is a very long process. Rahul Dravid did a good job.
India reached the 2023 World Cup final, winning 10 consecutive matches and losing only one game. So Rahul has done well for India as a coach."Notably, BCCI secretary Jay Shah had previously stated that Rahul Dravid was free to apply for the position of India's next coach.
However, with the board reportedly looking at new options such as Gautam Gambhir, VVS Laxman and Stephen Fleming, Dravid is unlikely to throw his hat back into the ring.Speaking about the Indian team in the current World Cup, Kaif stated that the match against Pakistan will decide the Men in Blue's momentum in the upcoming World Cup. Also Read | Will IPL fatigue affect India's performance in T20 WC? Rohit Sharma, boys take part in back-to-back tournamentsHe said, "The match between India and Pakistan is always big.
The real competition is always between Pakistan's fast bowlers and India's top-order batters. Whenever we lost in the World Cup, be it losing to England last T20 WC or first to Pakistan in 2021 our top order Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul were not able to give a good start.
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