Rahul Dravid gave a valuable reaction when his batting average was shown on the TV screen in the second ODI of the series between India and Sri Lanka.
Head of the team India his coach, Rahul Dravid, celebrated his 50th birthday on Wednesday. Widely regarded as one of the best hitters of his time, Dravid has represented India in 164 Tests and his ODIs in 340, making his national team run from 2005 to 2007. also served as captain. Dravid now has 13,288 runs, making him the fourth highest run-getter in the game’s longest format. The Indian great is also one of his 14 batsmen, the only one in the history of the game where he has surpassed 10,000 runs in an ODI.
Dravid was appointed head coach of the Indian men’s team in November 2021 and currently accompanies the team in his ODI series against Sri Lanka. As he celebrated his birthday with members of his India team in Kolkata and sat backstage at his ODI for the second time in the series, commentators elaborated on India’s contributions to the great nation. bottom. During this time, Dravid also appeared on TV screens, and when he saw himself on screen with his stats, his reaction was absolutely priceless.
During Dravid’s tenure as India’s head coach, the side reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. This was the fifty-year-old’s first ICC tournament. Earlier this year, Dravid also attended a review meeting with BCCI chiefs, along with captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector Chetan Sharma, as the group discussed the team’s future path.
One of Dravid’s main duties this year is to lead the Indian team to his ODI World Cup glory. India will host a marquee tournament later this year from October to November, with the team looking to end his decade-long trophy drought. His last ICC tournament win for India was the 2013 Champions Trophy. India is also in contention for the final of the World Test Championship in June. The side are now second in the table and will face Australia in a series of four Tests in February.