Rohit had told Dravid to continue coaching. Rohit had told Dravid – Continue coaching: After the T20 World Cup victory, the Indian coach said – Rohit, thanks for that call.

Rahul Dravid celebrating after winning the T-20 World Cup.

Coach Rahul Dravid’s tenure ended after the ODI World Cup final. In this World Cup, Team India lost to Australia in the final.

After that World Cup, Rohit Sharma had told Rahul Dravid on phone that you should continue coaching. Rahul Dravid talked about that incident after winning the T20 World Cup.

In a video posted on BCCI’s social media, Rahul Dravid said, “RO, thank you for making that call in November after the ODI World Cup. It has really been a privilege and a pleasure to work with the entire team. But RO Thank you for your time. We talked a lot and discussed the team. Sometimes we agreed and sometimes disagreed. But thank you very much.

Said on T-20 World Cup campaign – Thank you for the respect you gave
Rahul Dravid said, “There can be nothing more gratifying for me than winning the World Cup. The respect and support that every person gave me. The kindness shown to my staff, to me and to my support staff. Thanks.”

Coach Dravid said, “You all will remember these moments. We always say, it is not about runs, it is not about wickets. You never remember your career. You remember such moments. If we do, let’s actually enjoy them.”

Rahul hinted for Kohli – Test World Championship
After winning the World Cup, Rahul Dravid celebrated with captain Rohit and opener Virat. After this Dravid gave a small message for Virat Kohli. All white balls are ticked. There is one red ball left, let’s tick this also.

That means ODI World Cup won in 2011, Champions Trophy won in 2013, T20 World Cup won in 2024. Virat Kohli was involved in all these. Now it is the turn of Test World Championship. India has reached its finals twice, but did not win.

Rahul Dravid gave his last speech after winning the T20 World Cup.

Team India’s coach will be announced before the Sri Lanka tour
Who will replace Dravid will be announced before the Sri Lanka tour. That means the name will be announced in July last. BCCI Secretary Jai Shah has said this. Gautam Gambhir is the frontrunner for the coach. Currently VVS Laxman is coaching Team India on Zimbabwe tour. This tour will start from 6th July.

Dravid had said before the World Cup – I will not re-apply for the post of coach.
Before the start of the T20 World Cup, Rahul Dravid had said on reaching New York that he would not re-apply for the post of coach. Dravid had cited the international cricket schedule of Team India. He had said, “I am at such a point in my life where I don’t think I will be able to re-apply.