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Rahul Dravid's pick for Virat's replacement as T20 skipper!

By:  Tupaki Desk   |   4 Nov 2021 11:35 AM GMT
Rahul Dravids pick for Virats replacement as T20 skipper!
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Former Indian player Rahul Dravid was appointed as the new head coach for the Indian National Cricket team the other day. The BCCI has announced the same through a statement that was shared on official Twitter handle.Post the appointment, Rahul Dravid addressed the media on Thursday.

During the interaction, Rahul Dravid was asked a question that is doing rounds in the minds of the cricket fans, who would replace Virat Kohli as the captain. Before the T20 world cup, Virat announced that he would step down as the skipper for the short format of the game.

As his response, media reports say that Rahul Dravid opined that Rohit Sharma would be an ideal replacement for Virat as the skipper given his experience.

Looking at the track record of Rohit Sharma, he has been the deputy for Virat Kohli since 2017. In the absence of Virat Kohli, Rohit guided the team and he won a few trophies including the Nidahas Trophy and Asia Cup.

The demand to make Rohit Sharma the white ball captain got the momentum after Rohit won the fifth IPL trophy in 2020. Players like Gambhir, Sehwag and others have been raising the demand and Rahul Dravid reportedly made a statement in this regard.