Basit Ali on Rahul Dravid: Former Pakistan player raised questions on Rahul Dravid, told ‘Zero’

Questions raised on Rahul Dravid’s coaching. (PTI Photo)

New Delhi: The Indian cricket team is currently playing the final of the ICC World Test Championship. Australia has worsened his condition and has taken a lead of 296 runs only after three days. The kind of game that was expected from the Indian team in this match, this team has not yet shown. Meanwhile, a big talk has been said about India’s coach Rahul Dravid from Pakistan side. Former Pakistan player has called Dravid a zero.

Dravid is counted among the great batsmen. He is now the head coach of Team India. He took over this post only after the T20 World Cup played in 2021. Under his coaching, India has made it to the finals of the Test Championship. But former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has questioned Dravid’s strategy in this title match.

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‘Zero as coach’

Basit Ali said on his YouTube channel that he is a big fan of Dravid and has always been and will continue to be. He said that he was a great batsman but as a coach he is zero. Basit said that when he goes to India, there are pitches that help spinners. If you go to Australia, you get bouncy pitches. Basit said about Dravid that when God was distributing wisdom, Dravid was hiding behind the mountains.

Basit even went on to say that India had lost the match only when captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first. Basit said that India took the decision in the first two hours and that is why they bowled first. He said that India’s bowling is not of Test level but of IPL level.

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India in trouble

Batting first, Australia scored 469 runs with the help of centuries from Steve Smith and Travis Head. Team India faltered in front of this score and could only manage 296 runs, that too thanks to Ajinkya Rahane’s brilliant innings of 89 runs. By the end of the third day’s play, Australia had scored 123 runs in their second innings losing four wickets.