With Virat Kohli and Co. staying in the UK for the upcoming five-match Test series against England, a completely new team that has a good mix of young and experienced players led by Shikhar Dhawan was selected for the limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka in July.
As head coach Ravi Shastri is also in England, former India skipper Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the head coach of this Indian side in the Island nation.
Former Pakistan opener Salman Butt in his latest YouTube video talked about how lucky the Indian team is to train under the guidance of Dravid who has been a ‘successful captain’ and has ‘organizational skills'.
“India are hiring specialists to train their players. Not only specialists in cricket skills, but also ones who are organizational specialists, who can guide teams in the right direction. Rahul Dravid has been the captain as well,” Butt said.
“And it wasn’t if he was the makeshift captain and or a failed leader, who was sacked. In fact, he was a successful skipper,” he added.
The southpaw then talked about how Dravid has proved himself in tough conditions and how useful his knowledge will be for the youngsters. Butt also felt that there will be no pressure on the former India wicket-keeper batsman instead it will be an opportunity for him to create future champions.
“Dravid obviously has organizational skills. Add to it, his technical expertise. Dravid has proved himself in the toughest conditions. So, he knows what to teach the youngsters since he has gained that experience,” the left-hand opening batsman said in a YouTube video.
“I don’t think that there is any pressure (on Dravid). It is an opportunity for him to create future champions of Indian cricket,” he signed off.
The three-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka is slated to begin from 13 July followed by a three T20I series which is scheduled from 21 July.
