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Published 16:36 IST, September 20th 2019

Rahul Dravid meets Ravi Shastri ahead of the 3rd T20I at Bengaluru

Ravi Shastri was seen interacting with Rahul Dravid at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium ahead of the 3rd T20I. Dravid is the head of National Cricket Academy (NCA).

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Ravi Shastri has been having a good run as the head coach if the Indian cricket team. After a decent run in the World Cup and taking India to the top of the ICC Test rankings, Ravi Shastri was also retained for his job last month and will continue the role till the end of ICC World T20 2021 which will be held in India. India's home season after Ravi Shastri's reappointment started on a sweet note as they beat South Africa in the 2nd T20I in Mohali. Ravi Shastri then had another good moment which involved a very special person.

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Ravi Shastri meets Rahul Dravid 

India will be facing South Africa in the 3rd and final T20I at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. Before the contest,  Indian head coach Ravi Shastri and ex-skipper Rahul Dravid met with each other. Rahul Dravid currently heads the National Cricket Academy (NCA) which itself is located in Chinnaswamy Stadium. Dravid had come to the ground when the Indian team was practicing over there. The image of Rahul Dravid and Ravi Shastri's interaction was posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on their official Twitter handle with a caption which read 'When two greats of Indian Cricket meet'. Take a look.

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Ravi Shastri remembers Yuvraj Singh's moment

Earlier, Ravi Shastri took to Twitter to share his memory of Yuvraj Singh's 6 sixes in a Stuart Broad over in the feat's 12-year anniversary. Ravi Shastri took to Twitter reveal that while he was holding a microphone in the commentary box, his junior (Yuvraj Singh) was with the bat on-field and after that, there was just magic. Ravi Shastri shared a video of the magical moment on the micro-blogging website. See Ravi Shastri's tweet here:

 

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