Following Rohit Sharma's announcement to retire from T20Is after winning the ICC T20 World Cup, all-rounder Hardik Pandya is likely to lead the Men in Blue in the shortest format of the game. Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul will lead the team in ODIs, as per the sources.
The pacer pointed out India's disappointing performances against Bangladesh, South Africa, and Australia in bilateral series cricket and Men in Blue's heartbreaking exits in the 2021 and 2022 ICC T20 World Cups.
The match between India and Bangladesh in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup saw the resurgence of KL Rahul, who was struggling with a string of single-digital scores in the tournament. The talented willow wielder changed the tide with an exquisite 30-ball 51 to bounce back to form.
Dravid's comments come when Rahul is battling bad form during the ongoing T20 World Cup. In his three appearances in the tournament, he has failed to cross the single-digit mark and has managed scores of 4,9,9 in the tournament, a total of 22 runs at a poor average of 7.3