It will be a big day for Rahul Dravid as a coach too: Sanjay Bangar

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Ahmedabad. Sanjay Bangar, India’s batting coach during the 2019 Men’s ODI World Cup campaign, believes the title clash between the hosts and Australia in the 2023 edition of the tournament will also be a big day for head coach Rahul Dravid.

Dravid was the vice-captain when India lost to Australia in the 2003 World Cup final in Johannesburg, South Africa and was the captain in the 2007 edition when the team suffered an early defeat.

Now Dravid, who led India’s Under-19 team to the World Cup title in 2018, is the head coach of the Indian team, which will take on Australia in the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup title clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

“This is a huge moment for Rahul Dravid, we usually talk football history where we discuss captains and players who have won World Cup medals as a player and coach, Rahul has that opportunity, Whereas in 2003 he got the silver medal. He has put in a lot of effort, planning and preparation with the Indian team.”

“Rahul’s work is highly appreciated for his involvement and contribution not only with the Indian men’s team, but also at the NCA and the Under 19 team setup. Overall, this will be a big day for Rahul Dravid as a coach. Because when we talk about coaches in earlier times, they were managers.

Bangar said on Star Sports, “When we talk about the 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup, the name of PR Man Singh sahab is always discussed and for the 2011 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, we also focus on Gary Kirsten for his role and the team. Let’s talk about the same detail and importance of MS Dhoni and if the Indian team wins the World Cup then Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid will be remembered for a long time for their role and contribution in winning the cup. ,

Rohit, who missed out on being a member of the 2011 World Cup-winning team, scored 550 runs and managed to blunt the plans of the opposition bowlers with his aggressive plans in the first ten overs.

Rohit had scored 500 runs in the last World Cup, but India could not win. He scored well, scored a few centuries and played really well in seaming conditions, but all that is in the past now. He wants to win the World Cup here, and he has a different role here as a captain and a leader, and with both the batsmen and bowlers in form, the team has played well.

Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif said, “And let me also remind you that nobody remembers number 2. I will give an example where once I was standing with Ravi Shastri, and the interviewer called him the World Cup winner. referred to as, and my name was not included there. I lost the 2003 World Cup, and when interviews are held 20 years after the events no one remembers the losers, but the winning team and players are always remembered. And they are respected.

Kaif said, “The way Rohit has led from the front and played his shots while batting, and the way Virat Kohli has scored 700 runs and all the other players have also contributed so well, from any team It will be very difficult to perform so well.” Next World Cup, and so this is our best chance to win the World Cup. It’s now or never. ,

India won the World Cup on home soil in 2011 and Bangar feels the result can be repeated on Sunday. As Kaif said, winners are those who are always remembered in the end, and this team has an opportunity to win the World Cup. The World Cup was not being played in India in 2015 and 2019, now they are playing tournaments in India, and they know the conditions here and the support a team gets at home is always special.

“You don’t expect this kind of support in other countries like Australia, Sri Lanka or New Zealand, but, it is a big plus point that all these factors are gone, and there are 7 or 8 players in the team,” Bangar said. Who are playing their second or third World Cup. So I am sure that the team will achieve the target they have set and reach the position they deserve. ,

–IANS

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