Rahul Dravid optimistic as key players gain match fitness ahead of ODI World Cup | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: India’s cricket coach, Rahul Dravid, expressed his aid and optimism as key gamers, together with Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, and Shreyas Iyer, made strides of their recoveries and gained helpful match health forward of the approaching ODI World Cup.
Addressing the performances of those pivotal gamers, Dravid mentioned, “For all these guys, game-time was vital.The truth that they’ve been in a position to get that’s I feel one thing that we’re significantly better off for it.”
Jasprit Bumrah, who had been sidelined because of a persistent again situation, showcased his return to kind by bowling his full quota of overs within the matches towards Australia. Dravid famous, “Jassi has been in a position to play a few video games and bowl his quota of 10 overs.”Shreyas Iyer, anticipated to anchor the batting lineup at quantity 4, impressed with a century in Indore and a big contribution of 48 runs in Rajkot.
KL Rahul’s versatile contribution didn’t go unnoticed as he each batted impressively, scoring two half-centuries, and donned the wicketkeeping gloves, quelling considerations surrounding his health.
The inclusion of off-spinner R Ashwin within the squad for the Australia collection had ignited hypothesis concerning his potential participation within the last World Cup squad. Dravid, nevertheless, remained non-committal, stating, “We have now to attend for an official affirmation or a choice on that.”

Dravid additionally talked about the approaching deadline for finalizing the World Cup squads, indicating that they have been involved with the selectors however kept away from making any official statements. As of now, there have been no adjustments to the squad.
Wanting forward, Dravid anticipates India’s full-strength squad to congregate in Guwahati earlier than the primary warm-up match towards England on September 30, considering the restoration of gamers who had been battling diseases and accidents.
Commenting on the loss within the Rajkot ODI, Dravid attributed it to a lapse within the bowling division within the preliminary half of the Australian innings, stating, “Within the total scheme of issues most likely 350 was 30 (runs) too many.”
Regardless of the loss, Dravid took solace within the performances of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who added 70 runs of their partnership. He highlighted their return to kind, saying, “A great factor from our perspective is that each of them batted rather well — that could be a constructive.”

(With inputs from PTI)