Gautam Gambhir explains why Rahul Dravid will be a successful coach for Team India

Much to relief of cricket enthusiasts in India, Men In Blue won ir first match since Rahul Dravid took over team as ir head coach on Wednesday, by beating New Zealand by five wickets in first T20 game of three-match series held in Jaipur. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir, while speaking on Star Sports’ show Follow Blues, listed reasons why Dravid will be successful during his tenure as head coach of India. A newly-looking Team India under captaincy of Rohit Sharma and guidance of Rahul Dravid started ir post-T20 World Cup journey on a high at Sawai Mansingh Stadium by beating Black Caps. 

Speaking about his former Indian teammate on Follow Blues, Gautam Gambhir said that he believes Dravid will also be a successful coach of India since he was a successful player for team. Elaborating same, Gambhir added, “He was a very successful player, n he became a very successful captain and I'm sure he is going to become a very successful coach as well. With him in that dressing room, I think he brings a lot of assurance, he’s played more than 100 Test matches”. Gambhir went on to add that Dravid has captained side and his unbelievable work ethic and hard-working nature definitely offer a lot on table. 

How did India perform in ir first match under Rahul Dravid?

Prior to coaching Men's national side, Dravid earlier had a successful stint as India’s U-19 and A team coach, alongside being National Cricket Academy(NCA) chief. Meanwhile, while playing ir first match under Dravid's strategy, India performed well in all departments in match against New Zealand. Bowling first, India restricted New Zealand for 164/6 in first innings courtesy of twin wickets by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and R Ashwin, alongside one dismissal each by Deepak Chahar and Mohammed Siraj.

Chasing target of 165 runs, Indian openers KL Rahul and skipper Rohit Sharma hit an opening partnership of 50 runs before Rahul returned to pavilion. Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav n carried India’s score ahead by adding 59 runs off 49 balls for second wicket partnership, though Rohit missed his individual half-century by two runs. Suryakumar top-scored for India by hitting a massive kck of 62 runs off 40 balls and Rishabh Pant hit a boundary in fourth ball of final over to seal victory for India.

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