“Rohit Deserves Immense Praise” – Rahul Dravid On T20 World Cup Win Amid AUS vs IND 2025 Series

Former India cricketer and ex-head coach Rahul Dravid praised Rohit Sharma for bringing about a change in India’s approach during the ongoing T20I series against Australia. The Men in Blue are currently engaged in a five-match series Down Under. Dravid shared that he had spoken with Rohit about adopting a more aggressive style of play in the shortest format.

While India’s openers showcased explosive starts during the recently concluded Asia Cup 2025, Dravid noted that the foundation for this attacking mindset was laid much earlier.

“From the time I came in you know a lot of the discussion with Rohit around was around that we wanted to play a more aggressive brand of cricket and we tried we started right from the beginning because that we could see that that’s the way the game was evolving and Rohit deserves a lot of credit for it.”

“To move the team in a particular direction. Play the game in a lot more aggressive and a lot more positive manner and I’m glad that we’ve sort of kept going in that direction to the point where I think India’s kind of changing what T20 cricket is like,” he said on ‘Breakfast with Champions’.

Rahul Dravid said other teams might soon try to match India’s fearless T20 approach, pioneered by Rohit Sharma’s aggressive batting. This mindset, now seen in players like Abhishek Sharma, was key to India’s 2024 T20 World Cup win and marked a perfect end to Dravid’s coaching stint.

He admitted that attacking cricket carries risks, stressing the importance of giving players confidence, security, and a supportive team environment to sustain the approach.

“It’s Tough To Communicate With Players Left Out Of The Squad”- Rahul Dravid

Reflecting on selection matters, Rahul Dravid admitted that it’s often difficult to communicate with players who are left out. He acknowledged that explaining team combinations or the reasons behind certain decisions can be quite challenging.

“I think the challenge is communicating to people when they’re not picked in teams or why you have to drop certain people or why it’s a combination you’re playing. Not all of them will agree with you at times.”

“And that’s and that’s part of the job, right? Because you sometimes don’t even have good enough explanations to people as to why they are not picked and you know, because they might be good enough. And it’s just that somebody else happens to be equally good enough,” he said.