Rahul Dravid says Duncan Fletcher has been a big help – Cricket News Update
Star Indian batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Duncan-Andrew-Gwynne-Fletcher-c54742 in the team, saying that he has been a big help for him.
Dravid has been in prolific form this year and has scored runs with consistency on home and foreign soil. He has become the highest run scorer of 2011 and will look to continue his dominant form in the future.
According to the star batsman, “I have worked with Duncan a little bit. He has given me a couple of suggestions which have worked so far. He has been a great help. I think it is good to have someone like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Duncan-c54739 in the dressing room because he reads the game
quite well.”
The veteran went onto say, “Basically I don't think I have changed anything. The hundred in Jamaica (against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 earlier this year) gave me a lot with confidence. It (cricket) is a funny game and you never know when the tough time is around the
corner... But as long as you have the good time going, you have to keep it going.”
Fletcher took over as India’s coach after South Africa’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Kirsten-c58527 stepped down from the role. The latter had a tremendous time with the Men in Blue and guided the team to the top of the ICC Test team rankings.
Apart from that, India also won the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011 under Kirsten, but he decided to go back home after the Mega Event.
The former Test opener said that he missed friends and family during his tenure as coach of the Indian team and that is why did not want to continue his role with the World Champions.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) tried hard to extend Kirsten’s contract, but the former cricketer did not agree.
This allowed Fletcher to take over as coach of the Men in Blue, but he did not have a good start to his campaign.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 coach and suffered a humiliating defeat in every format of the game.
However, Dravid performed exceptionally on the tour and has continued to live up to his reputation of being the ‘Wall.’
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