Rahul Dravid was thinking about his work relationship with Rohit Shama and praised the ability of the star dough emotionally to connect with players as a captain across the formats during their work. David said that Rohit had deeply cared for the team and kept a light and positive atmosphere in the dressing room and has always brought clarity about his goals for the party.
David spoke with R. Ashwin on his Youtube show and explained how his philosophy had smoothly coped with the corner style of leadership. The legendary former cricket said he had always believed that it should be the captain who managed the team, and Rohit’s clarity of thinking gave him confidence in order to have the captain taken over.
Between 2022 and 2024, the duo of the coach – the captain created a very successful partnership. India reached the World Cup final of 2023 just to lose heart -red fashion to Australia. David later revealed that Rohit convinced him Stay further after considering the resignation after the defeat. The couple continued the leadership of India for glory in the World Cup T20 in Barbados 2024, which ended eleven years waiting for the ICC trophy.
“I always felt that he had taken care of the team deeply. From the first day it was very clear how the team wanted to run and what was important to him,” Dravid said.
“I think it’s really important in the relationship between captain and coach. I have always believed it should be the captain’s team. I was also a player and captain.
“With Rohit, I thought it was very clear about what he wanted from the team, how he wanted the environment, how he wanted the atmosphere to be.
“One thing with him is that he was very calm, joined the team and didn’t go too up and down too much.
Rohit wrote an emotional farewell to the predat At the end of the holder of the coach after the T20 World Cup triumph. In his message, Rohit revealed that his wife Ritika wittyly described David as his “work wife”, reflecting the proximity of their partnership and the joy he took from work with the legendary cricket.
I used to get to know Rohit as a person: a predat
When David remembered the ease of their relationship, he said he had valued the opportunity to share talks with Rohit in and off the field.
“More than anything else, I really enjoyed to know him as a man, talk to him. We were comfortable to sit down and conversion without having to talk about cricket. It was easy to sit and meet him and dinner. It wasn’t forced.
“After seeing him as a little child, a U19 child, giving him the first cap, and then seeing how he grow as a leader, he was really nice. His strength was his ability to emotionally contact with players. You experienced it.
During the bird of prey, the Rohit has redefined its approach to a limited launch. He supported his coach and accepted a more aggressive, high -risk style at the top of the order to soon exert pressure on opposition attacks. The strategy released the rest of the line-up to play without fear of failure, and the results showed-India benefited both the 2023 World Championships and at the 2024 T20 World Cup. The same fearless approach in 2025 supported the masters trophy.
Ashwin approved predators’ views on Rohit’s leadership: “Several times he was in the test matches where I felt I could have been bowling, but no. But I never had to argue what Rohit thought. I knew he was in mind.
Rohit has not played a competitive cricket since the IPL 2025 season. After leaving T20is and tests, the 38-year-old is preparing to return in the ODI series in Australia in October. The captain of the winning masters focused on the sequel to the ODI World Cup 2027, which will be held in Africa.
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
August 21, 2025
