Rajeev Shukla clarifies Rahul Dravid won't be sent to Australia post India's Adelaide loss

Rajeev Shukla, who is speculated to be in frame to be elected Vice-President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has me it crystal clear that former Indian skipper and current National Cricket Acemy (NCA) he Rahul Dravid will t be sent to Australia to help India’s batsmen for remaining three Tests after ir dismal batting performance in second innings of recently-concluded first Test at elaide Oval. 

It so happened that former Indian batsman and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar h recently (in an interview) urged national cricket board to send Dravid to Australia for helping Indian team and justified that one can guide batsmen better on how to play moving ball in those conditions.

'body will be flown': Rajiv Shukla

“body will be flown to Australia, our performance in first innings against hosts was good, we even took le but in second innings we collapsed, it happens sometimes, after that all corrective measures have been taken and I think our players are capable of improving performance and y will definitely look at wicket conditions in Melbourne and accordingly a composition of squ will be worked up,” said Shukla while speaking to ANI.

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Pink-ball Test match wrapped up within three days 

visitors created an unwanted record after ir humiliating batting performance against Australia in second innings where neir of batsmen mand to reach even double figures and Men in Blue were eventually restricted to 36/9. India have w registered ir lowest ever score in game's longest format. ir previous lowest score in Test cricket was against England at 'Mecca of Cricket' Lord's back in June 1974.

Opener Mayank Agarwal was India's top-scorer with 9 runs. Virat Kohli-led side h option but to declare ir innings at 36/9 after tail-ender Mohammed Shami h to retire hurt after being struck on his wrists by a vicious delivery from Pat Cummins with India having an 89-run le.

Chasing a paltry target of 90, hosts were off to a good start as openers Matw We and Joe Burns ded 70 runs for opening stand before former needlessly ended up running himself out. Number three batsman Marnus Labuschagne followed with just six runs to his name. However, it did t matter at all as Burns and Steve Smith helped Aussies in getting past finish line comfortably.

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