IND vs AUS, CWC 2023: Dravid backs Suryakumar to shine, stresses on importance of ODIs before World Cup game
The HinduThe Indian cricketers split into two groups limbered up with some warm-up sport, kicking a football across a line of chairs. We will play on a relatively bigger ground in Chennai compared to, say, when we go to Bangalore or Delhi.” There was an interlude about New Zealander Rachin Ravindra’s first name that blends Rahul and Sachin and Dravid grinned and said, “ watching him bat yesterday, he hit five sixes. It is important to build a squad that allows us to play in two to three different conditions and, based on those, we will mix some of those squads.” RELATED: Dravid: Gill is feeling better, haven’t ruled him out of World Cup opener against Australia yet The coach was expansive when it came to supporting ODIs. It still allows you to see good innings like the ones from those left-handers, it allows you to see a lot of good spin, rotation of strike and a lot of creativity.” Dravid also backed Suryakumar Yadav to come good in ODIs. Decades ago, Dravid was a regular in Chennai’s league cricket and all that distilled experience might come in handy as his wards launch their World Cup campaign over the weekend.