Ravichandran Ashwin ridicules Virender Sehwag; openly alleges him of creating the worst dressing room environment

Veteran Indian spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin lauded head coach Rahul Dravid for his leadership before the final match against South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024. Ravichandran Ashwin encouraged the Rohit Sharma-led team to continue their winning streak and secure victory in the upcoming match.

Rahul Dravid's tenure as head coach of the India team will conclude after the T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the USA. Dravid decided not to apply for the head coach position for a second term. His last assignment with the Indian team is against South Africa in Barbados on Saturday, June 29.

The Men in Blue have achieved success across cricket formats under Dravid's leadership but failed to secure an ICC trophy. As Dravid prepares to depart after the T20 World Cup 2024, the #DoItForDravid campaign gained attention ahead of the final match to bid him farewell with a victory against South Africa.

Rahul Dravid Turns It Down In A Classy Manner - Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to say that narratives can harm team dynamics, describing it as the worst thing that can happen to a healthy team environment. Ashwin urged the team to stay focused on a collective effort to secure victory in the final match.

"Narratives of building it up for someone in a team sport is the worst thing that can happen for a healthy team environment. I know this man really well and despite being offered the narrative, he turns it down in a classy manner. Let's fight once more," Ashwin wrote on X.

Narratives of building it up for someone in a team sport is the worst thing that can happen for a healthy team environment.

I know this man really well and despite being offered the narrative, he turns it down in a classy manner. 👌👌

Let’s fight once more.🙌🏻🙌🏻… https://t.co/9MlgEWLDsa

— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) June 29, 2024

Just Want To Play Good Cricket - Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid responded to the #DoItForDravid campaign, emphasizing that he doesn't endorse the idea of playing for someone else. The Team India head coach expressed his focus on winning the T20 World Cup purely for the nation rather than any external motivation.

"I just want to play good cricket and yeah, doing it for someone is totally against who I am as a person and what I believe in. So, I don't want to talk about it and discuss it. I don't really believe in this 'Do it for somebody'.

"I love that quote about somebody asking somebody else, 'Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?' and he says 'I want to climb Mount Everest because it's there'. I want to win this World Cup because it's there. It's not for anyone, it's not for anybody, it's just there to win," Dravid told Star Sports ahead of the final.

The 51-year-old assumed the role of India's coach in November 2021, succeeding Ravi Shastri. Under his guidance, India reached the finals of the World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup last year.

Rahul Dravid never won a World Cup as a player during his illustrious career. Team India reached the 2003 ODI World Cup final but lost to Australia. The BCCI is working to find a new head coach, with former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir reportedly leading the race for a three-year contract for all three formats.

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