Karthik had left the field midway against South Africa citing discomfort in the back. Rishabh Pant had assumed the wicketkeeper's role behind the stumps after he left the field. Speculations about Karthik's fitness had been making the rounds after the South Africa match.
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
The star Indian batter accomplished this landmark in his side's match against arch-rivals Pakistan at ICC T20 World Cup at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Teague Wyllie said that Dravid valued his wicket more than anyone else, and he attempts to model his game on him, especially the importance of staying at the crease as long as possible.
The BCCI are yet to name a replacement for Bumrah, although fellow seamers Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar are among the players already on standby for the tournament.
Explaining the players that have featured in the eleven, Dravid said that the changes are sometimes not needed but certain situations such as injuries or workload management force the team management to rope in different players in the playing eleven.
Indian head coach Rahul Dravid is yet to rule out pacer Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. Bumrah had "sustained" a back injury and was being monitored by their medical team at the NCA.