Young turks soak in Dravid's wisdom

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 08 Juli 2014 | 21.24

NOTTINGHAM: It has been a while since Team India began their rebuilding exercise. The last remains of the grand 'edifice' came crumbling down at the Wankhede Stadium in November last year when the iconic Sachin Tendulkar walked into the sunset, leaving the floor to a host of youngsters, who were straining at the leash.

As Team India approach a rare five-Test series against England, beginning here on Wednesday, questions would be asked of frisky youngsters who must translate their promise into performance. In order to keep the sheep from straying, the BCCI has hired the services of a shepherd, who must now show them the way.

Former captain Rahul Dravid, who has been tasked with guiding India's current crop of talented batsmen, was a busy man in the nets on Monday. Apart from keeping a keen eye on the batsmen in the two adjacent nets, Dravid was also seen interacting at length with the pacers, with the likes of Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar all benefitting from his words of wisdom.

Asked about Dravid's role, Virat Kohli said: "We've spoken about the positives we could take out of it. A guy who played brilliantly in that series (Dravid), is mentoring us right now, speaking about his experiences. That's a big plus."

Kohli pointed out that Dravid, despite being a fine technician, does not often talk technique with young players.

"He talks about his experiences in real situations, about what lengths to bowl, what kind of approach we need on certain types of pitches and how to adapt to the conditions. All this makes us mentally prepared for the battle ahead," added Kohli, about Dravid, whose 13 Tests in England have fetched him 1376 runs @68.80 runs per innings. Of his six centuries in England, three had come on India's last tour when Dhoni and Co. were whitewashed 4-0.


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