The Indian cricket team will visit Sri Lanka with a three-match ODI series starting July 13. Shikhar Dhawan has been selected as the captain of the Indian team for the tour, while veteran bhuvneshwar Kumar has been given the responsibility of senior captain. At the same time, former India captain Rahul Dravid is the coach of the team. India have to play a three-match T20 series after the ODI series. Meanwhile, Bhubaneswar has shared his thoughts on becoming the team’s deputy. He is the only deputy on paper and says his work is the same.
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Speaking on Star Sports Cricket Connected program, Bhuvi said, “Yes, on paper, it’s my responsibility (vice). But I don’t think things will change. As a senior, my job is to help other players and improve my skills and mental health. So, I try to keep up with what I am doing and hope that our team will do well on this tour.
Bhuvneshwar, one of the team’s senior players, praised Rahul Dravid, who was appointed as the coach of the Indian team for the tour of Sri Lanka. “I played against him (Rahul Dravid) and when I joined the team, he was part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the IPL. So I have no such memories with them, but when I reached the National Cricket Academy (NCA), we had some conversations. I wanted to work with him and it is my good fortune that he is now the coach of this team. Many young players have played under him for India A. So we want to work under His guidance and learn from Him. We want to understand how he handles things at that level.
