India’s ouster from the T20 World Cup 2022 on the penultimate hurdle has seen a variety of reactions are available from the worldwide cricketing spectrum. Numerous retired abroad cricketers have tried to level out the failings within the Indian crew that led to their elimination from the match. Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria even went to the size of claiming that Rahul Dravid should not be the coach of the Indian crew within the shortest format. Kaneria is of the opinion that Dravid lacks the ‘mindset’ required to information the Indian crew into turning into T20 world champions.

Dravid took over the coach’s function within the Indian crew after Ravi Shastri stepped down following the 2021 T20 World Cup. Since taking up the coach’s function from Shastri, Dravid has tried to instill a brand new type into the Indian crew, particularly in batters. But, the efforts did not bear the specified fruit in Australia because the Indian crew was knocked out by England within the semi-finals.

Kaneria, in a video on his YouTube channel, questioned Dravid’s credentials as a coach of India’s T20 aspect. While giving Dravid the respect he deserves for the participant he was, particularly in Tests, the previous Pakistani spinner does not suppose he has the aggression required to make the Indian crew profitable within the shortest format.

“If you picked Rishabh Pant, you should’ve utilised him. He should’ve been sent out to bat higher up in the batting order, after KL Rahul got out. He came out to bat in the 19th over. What can he do then? India would have to change the mindset. Rahul Dravid will have to change his mentality. As a cricketer, Rahul Dravid was excellent in the Test format. He should be India’s coach only in Tests but not in T20Is,” Kaneria mentioned.

“His intent is not there as there’s no aggression. He doesn’t know how to handle pressure. He was a ‘calm and cool cricketer’ who can stay on the crease for the whole day. But, this is T20 cricket. Here, you have to handle pressure. But, you can’t handle pressure in T20s,” he additional mentioned.

Kaneria additionally questioned the absence of quite a lot of gamers like Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, and so on. from the crew.

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“Rahul Dravid also made big mistakes before the World Cup. Different teams were set up by the management but preparation was zero. Where was Rahul Tewatia? If he was there, India would’ve had an all-rounder who could’ve played a role similar to Shadab Khan. He bowls and can be an impact player as a batter. You didn’t invest into him. Your bowling department was weak but you didn’t do anything. Mohammed SIraj could’ve been X-Factor while Umran Malik was also not picked. You need express pacers in Australia. You don’t need 120-130 kph bowlers there,” he asserted.

The Indian cricket crew now has to push the reset button and put together some younger weapons for the following version of the T20 World Cup that takes place in 2024.