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Irfan Pathan Praises Rahul Dravid’s Coaching

Former India pace-bowling all-rounder Irfan Pathan has praised the veteran India batting legend Rahul Dravid, giving that the batting legend had the ability to instil confidence and self-belief in players which motivate them to give their best in any circumstances. Notably, Dravid is the Head Coach of the Indian contingent currently in Sri Lanka and under his guidance, India will play the ODI and T20I series against the hosts as well.

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Irfan Pathan Praises Rahul Dravid’s Coaching

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  1. Irfan Pathan Praises Rahul Dravid’s Coaching Former India pace-bowling all-rounder Irfan Pathan has praised the veteran India batting legend Rahul Dravid, giving that the batting legend had the ability to instil confidence and self-belief in players which motivate them to give their best in any circumstances. Notably, Dravid is the Head Coach of the Indian contingent currently in Sri Lanka and under his guidance, India will play the ODI and T20I series against the hosts as well. Image source by twitter However, Pathan has recalled an incident from the 2007 World Cup which showed the qualities of Dravid as the mentor and leader. While speaking on a show on Star Sports, Pathan revealed Dravid’s communication skills and his ability to understand the needs of every player in the team. “It’s all about comfort. You perform much better with a coach or a captain, whom you are comfortable playing with. What Rahul Bhai brings in is – clear communication. Even when he was the leader for the Indian cricket team, if anyone had any problem, they could just go up to him and talk about it very freely. I remember an incident – when we lost the 2007 (ODI) World Cup – we were in West Indies – he came up to me & Mahendra Singh Dhoni and said, ‘look, I know we all are upset, let’s go for a movie. We went for the movie and then we had half an hour to ask him things,” quoted Pathan. Dravid was the captain of Team India which did very poor in the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean but even after that he did not lose hope and constantly motivated all players. “He said, yes, we lost this World Cup, we wanted to make a difference, but this is not the end of it; life is much bigger; we will come back tomorrow. That’s the kind of character he is. He is always looking to put any cricketer in a positive frame of mind,” added Pathan.

  2. Image source by twitter However, in Ravi Shastri’s absence as he is with the Test squad in England, the series in Sri Lanka will give a fine opportunity to Rahul Dravid to showcase his worth as a coach and mentor. He has already coached the India A and Under-19 Teams successfully and also as the Head of the NCA in Bengaluru and Pathan said that the team has the best man in a crisis by their side to go to for advice. Follow Cricadium Stats, Latest Cricket News, Live Cricket Score, Fantasy Tips and Today Match Prediction Stay updated Indian Cricket Teamwith all the cricketing roster, records, history & action.

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