Opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was a surprise selection in the 20-member India squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, has been forced to follow early to bed-early to rise routine due to lockdown in Pune, his hometown, over the last .
Widely credited for creating India s talent pool at the under-19 and A level, former captain and NCA Director Rahul Dravid says during his stint as coach with these teams, he made sure that every cricketer who toured got a game unlike his playing days. Dravid will be head coach of a Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian team that will tour Sri Lanka for a white-ball series next month. He doesn t travel with the A and U-19 squads any more but it was he who made sure all the squad members played on tours. I tell them upfront, if you come on an A tour with me, you will not leave here without playing a game. I ve had that personal experience myself as a kid: going on an A tour and not getting an opportunity to play is terrible, Dravid ESPNcricinfo s The Cricket Monthly .
Rahul Dravid, a former India captain and director of cricket at Indian board s National Cricket Academy (NCA), has said he gives every player an opportunity on India A tours to ensure they don t face the frustration he had to face as a .
Cricket News: Widely credited for creating India's talent pool at the under-19 and A level, former captain and NCA Director Rahul Dravid says during his stint as co
Former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid recognises and knows what it takes to develop a system where all the budding cricketers are getting a fair chance to play and