Ravichandran Ashwin took a dig at Gautam Gambhir and the current team India management for not backing their players and having a poor vision of the future. He believes that currently India players do not have any clarity on their roles and future in the team.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, he brought out the fact that Rahul Dravid had a clear plan and gave his players clear backing across formats. In the video, he discusses how Rahul Dravid stood by Hardik Pandya despite his problems outside and inside the team.
While speaking on his YouTube channel, Ash Ki Baat, Ravichandran Ashwin took a dig at Gautam Gambhir and India’s management while backing Rahul Dravid, as he stated that former head coach Rahul Dravid always backed his players and had a clear vision before dropping any players from the team.
"You asked about Rahul bhai. Everyone has the right to criticize him, but can anyone honestly say that Rahul bhai dropped players without a plan? Or that he didn't give players enough opportunities? Can anyone point a finger and say he failed to maintain stability in the team?"
"Look at how he backed Hardik Pandya" - Ravi Ashwin highlights Rahul Dravid's backing of Hardik Pandya
Ashwin also highlighted how Dravid managed the workload of Hardik Pandya and believed that Pandya’s injury during the ODI World Cup 2023 was unfortunate. However, he did not stop supporting Hardik Pandya and backed him during difficult times.
"Look at how he backed Hardik Pandya and managed him. When the time came, it was just very unfortunate that Hardik got injured during the 2023 World Cup at the worst possible time. But did Rahul bhai ever stop supporting him?"
Ravichandran Ashwin discusses the role clarity under Rahul Dravid
Ashwin also spoke about the backing of Shubman Gill and how the former head coach transformed him into an opening batter across formats. He also gave KL Rahul backing, and under him, the Karnataka batter had the best of times in the middle order for the Men in Blue side. Apart from that, Shardul Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav were also backed, and they turned up well for India.
"He backed Shubman Gill in the same way, bringing him in as an opening batter. He also gave KL Rahul tremendous backing. During Rahul bhai's tenure, KL Rahul developed into one of the best Test batters India had," Ashwin said.
"He gave Shardul Thakur a long rope at No. 8, especially on overseas tours. When the team returned to India, he backed Kuldeep Yadav by giving him a consistent role as the third spinner."
Ravichandran Ashwin finally concluded, saying that while Rahul Dravid was the coach, there was no lack of stability in the side. Notably, the former India spinner had worked with Dravid closely during his tenure.
"At no point did the players feel there was a lack of stability in the team. So you really can't fault Rahul bhai on that. I worked very closely with him, so I know. People will always criticize. They criticize even the very best in the business. Tell me, is there anyone in the world who has never been criticized? No. Everything attracts criticism," the spinner added.
"Leave social media criticism aside—that's not the point. Ask any player who was part of Rahul bhai's tenure as coach. Ask them how Rahul bhai was as a coach and how they felt playing under him. The players themselves will tell you. Everyone has different opinions. Is there anyone in this world who does everything perfectly and keeps everyone happy? No, that's simply not possible."
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