Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 20, 2022, 03:52 PM
Rahul Dravid: India's head coach Rahul Dravid believes that Dinesh Karthik has provided many options ahead of the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia later this year with his aggressive last-over batting. Dravid also wants to determine the main team for the World Cup by the end of the series against England and made it clear that one has to perform exceptionally to make it to the last 15 players.praises karthikRegarding Dinesh Karthik's innings of 55 runs off 27 balls in the fourth T20 match, Dravid said, "He was selected for his exceptional performance in the last two or three years (in the IPL) and in the series, especially in Rajkot, he made such an innings." He said, 'We needed such big performances in the last five overs to make a good score and he and Hardik batted very well. Both are our main strengths in the last over.Players have immense potentialRahul Dravid said, 'As you get closer to the competition, you want to be sure about your final team. There are possibilities of sudden change in the kind of world you live in today. You will go to the World Cup with 15 players, but it is important to identify 18 to 20 top players.Changes can happen due to injuryDravid said, “There may be changes due to injury and other reasons which are beyond your control, but we want to ensure that team as soon as possible. Whether it will be in the next series (Ireland) or the series after (England) it is difficult to say, but we definitely want to do that as soon as possible.