Rahul Dravid Made A Big Statement About KL Rahul‘s Captaincy After ODI Series Defeat: After losing the 3-match Test series by 2-1, the Indian side was thrashed by South Africa in the just-concluded 3-match ODI series as well.
With this defeat, South Africa managed to whitewash the Indian cricket team as they registered a 3-0 win in the just concluded 3-match ODI series. The Indian side will now return home with series defeats across formats.
Meanwhile, India’s stand-in skipper KL Rahul has been receiving criticism from all-over for his captaincy, KL Rahul, who mas made the stand-in skipper of team India in ODI, in the absence of India’s newly-appointed white-ball captain, failed to lead the Indian side to victory in both the formats.
While he is getting criticized for every corner, former Indian cricketer and current head coach Rahul Dravid have backed India’s openers.
Later, after the match, during the post-match conference, Rahul Dravid accepted that his team didn’t play “smart cricket at crucial times” but he also backed KL Rahul to get better as a leader in the coming days. He said:
“He did a good job. It’s not easy to end on wrong side of the result,”
He added:
“He is just starting out and I think he did a very decent job. He will constantly get better as he captains,” the head coach batted for the young skipper.”
Further, talking about the game, Rahul Dravid criticized how the “execution of skills” was lacking in all the three ODIs that India lost. Calling it a ‘good eye opener’, he said:
“This is a good eye opener but we haven’t played a lot of ODI cricket. We last played against England in March (after that second string side played against Lanka under Dravid’s coaching). We will play a lot of white ball cricket before next year’s World Cup.”
He added:
“The guys who play at 6, 7, and 8 weren’t available for selection and when they come back, the side will have a slightly different look,”
