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India Today
27 minutes ago
- India Today
Rahul Dravid a fan of Rohit Sharma's captaincy: He deeply cared for the team
Rahul Dravid reflected on his working relationship with Rohit Sharma, praising the star batter's ability to connect emotionally with players during his tenure as captain across formats. Dravid said Rohit cared deeply for the team and maintained a light and positive atmosphere in the dressing room, always bringing clarity about his goals for the to R. Ashwin on his YouTube show, Dravid explained how his philosophy aligned seamlessly with Rohit's leadership style. The legendary former cricketer said he always believed it should be the captain who ran the team, and Rohit's clarity of thought gave him the confidence to let the skipper take 2022 and 2024, the coach–captain duo forged a highly successful partnership. India reached the final of the 2023 World Cup, only to lose in heartbreaking fashion to Australia. Dravid later revealed that Rohit persuaded him to stay on after he had considered stepping down following the defeat. The pair went on to lead India to glory in the 2024 T20 World Cup in Barbados, ending an 11-year wait for an ICC trophy. "I always felt he deeply cared about the team. Right from the first day, he was very clear about how he wanted to run the team and what was important to him," Dravid said."I think it's really important in a relationship between a captain and coach. I always believed it should be the captain's team. I have been a player and a captain as well. A captain has to lead the team in terms of the direction he wants to go in. You have to help him in that. And of course, you need to help a captain in terms of helping him get clarity and understanding what's required."With Rohit, I thought he was very clear in what he wanted from the team, how he wanted the environment to be, how he wanted the atmosphere to be. I think his experience helped him set these things. For me, it was just working with him, challenging him at times on certain things, but also working with him to ensure that he was able to be comfortable in that space. Once he was comfortable in that space, I knew he was going to perform and get everyone else to perform."Also, one of the things with him is he was very calm, he connected really with the team, and didn't go up and down too much. At least, he never gave me that impression. He maintained that balance and calmness," he penned an emotional farewell note to Dravid after the coach's tenure ended following the T20 World Cup triumph. In his message, Rohit revealed that his wife Ritika had jokingly referred to Dravid as his 'work wife', reflecting the closeness of their partnership and the joy he took from working with the legendary cricketer. ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW ROHIT AS A PERSON: DRAVIDRecalling the ease of their relationship, Dravid said he treasured the opportunity to share conversations with Rohit both on and off the than anything, I really enjoyed getting to know him as a person, chatting with him. We were comfortable to be able to sit and have conversations with each other without having to talk only about cricket. It was easy to sit and meet with him and have dinner. It wasn't forced. That was nice," Dravid said."Having seen him as a young kid, an U19 kid, giving him his first cap and then seeing him grow as a leader was really nice. His whole strength was his ability to emotionally connect with players. You experienced that. I think you (Ashwin) enjoyed being able to talk to him and challenge him and know he wouldn't get upset," he Dravid's tenure, Rohit redefined his approach to limited-overs batting. Backed by his coach, he adopted a more aggressive, high-risk style at the top of the order to put pressure on opposition attacks early. The strategy freed up the rest of the line-up to play without fear of failure, and the results showed—India thrived in both the 2023 World Cup and the 2024 T20 World Cup. The same fearless approach underpinned their Champions Trophy triumph in endorsed Dravid's views on Rohit's leadership: "There were several times in Test matches where I felt I could be bowling, but I didn't. But I never had to double guess what Rohit was thinking. I knew he had everybody's welfare in mind, so he was probably thinking. That part of it, Rohit conveyed to all of us without saying. You knew his intent was having everybody in the right frame of mind. That's why that Ranchi win felt very special. Rohit really rallied the troops."Rohit has not played competitive cricket since the IPL 2025 season. Having retired from T20Is and Tests, the 38-year-old is preparing for a return in the ODI series in Australia in October. The Champions Trophy-winning captain has set his sights on continuing until the 2027 ODI World Cup, which will be staged in Africa.- Ends
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
'Police hiding CCTV footage': AAP's big claim in Delhi CM Rekha Gupta attack case; raises previous assaults on Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal (ANI image) and Saurabh Bhardwaj (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party 's state president Saurabh Bhardwaj on Thursday alleged that Delhi Police is withholding crucial CCTV footage related to the recent attack on chief minister Rekha Gupta during a public hearing at her Civil Lines camp office. Addressing reporters, the AAP leader said that while police promptly registered an FIR in Gupta's case, similar seriousness was missing in earlier attacks on former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal . Row Over Attack On Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, BJP Suspects Political Conspiracy By Rivals "We are glad that in Rekha Gupta's case, the police have registered an FIR, but I believe that the police are hiding the CCTV footage of the incident to cover up their failure," Bhardwaj said. He further recalled earlier incidents where Kejriwal was physically attacked during public events. 'Before this, several attacks have been made on Arvind Kejriwal… While we haven't seen CCTV footage of an attack on Rekha Gupta yet, attacks on Arvind Kejriwal were recorded and streamed everywhere.' The AAP leader alleged that police failed in their duty by not registering earlier attacks on Kejriwal as cases of attempt to murder and by not taking the accused into custody. According to him, those incidents were deliberately handled weakly, with lax security, and dismissed as acts of public anger — unlike the swift action taken in Gupta's case. A day earlier, Bhardwaj had also expressed disappointment over the incident, stressing that violence has no place in society and goes against the principles of Mahatma Gandhi . He questioned the forces 'patronising' violence, pointing out that it is not limited to attacks on political leaders but also includes instances where the police took violent action against SSC students and teachers. He also referred to a past incident when a BJP supporter attacked Arvind Kejriwal during an election campaign. At the time, Bhardwaj said, BJP leaders dismissed the attack as the act of a citizen upset with Kejriwal. "During an election program, a BJP supporter had attacked Arvind Kejriwal. At the time, the BJP said that the person was a civil defence volunteer who was upset with Arvind Kejriwal. Whenever there was an attack on Arvind Kejriwal, the BJP said that the people of Delhi were upset with him. We won't say that people of Delhi are upset with Rekha Gupta ji, and this is why an attack happened. An attack on anyone is wrong. We are supporting the BJP at this time as we believe that, in principle, violence is wrong, and all parties should condemn such an act," he said in a video message. The attack on Gupta took place on Wednesday morning during her weekly Jan Sunwai session. According to the Delhi CMO, the assault appeared to be part of a 'well-planned conspiracy to kill her.' She was taken to hospital for a medical examination and later discharged. Police officials identified the accused as Rajesh Sakriya Khimjibhai, 41, a resident of Rajkot in Gujarat. He has been remanded to five-day police custody, with the Special Cell, Intelligence Bureau and local police jointly probing the case. Investigators are examining his phone and social media activity for possible links.
News18
2 hours ago
- News18
Payas Jain sets sights on Olympic medal for India in Table Tennis
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Former International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Youth World No. 1 (U-17) Payas Jain has expressed his aspiration to win a medal for India at the Olympics, aiming for a historic achievement in the 2028 Summer Olympics are scheduled to be held from July 14 to 30 in the United States.'My ultimate goal is to win a medal for India in the Olympics. And for that, I have small milestones, and I believe we can do it. India is doing great right now, so it is possible that in the next four to five years, India will be there," Jain said, while speaking to ANI. Payas Jain said that table tennis in India has gained considerable popularity in recent years, crediting the success of Indian athletes on international stages for the growing interest in the veteran paddler Sharath Kamal clinched a gold medal in the men's singles event at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in year, India's three-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games medalist Manika Batra scripted history at Saudi Smash as she became the first Indian singles player to reach the quarter-finals of a World Table Tennis (WTT) Grand Smash event – the sport's equivalent of tennis Grand Slams. 'I think now table tennis has become quite popular because of the medals we have won before. In the past few years, we have won Commonwealth gold medals. Manika has done a lot of things for our country as well as in Asian we have got a medal," Jain said. However, the young paddler acknowledged that bringing table tennis to the popularity level of cricket in India would be challenging.'But of course, to get to the cricket level, it's going to be a lot of difficulties and challenges because it is an established sport. But I think table tennis is doing pretty well," Jain concluded. (ANI)
