According to India’s head coach Rahul Dravid, who wants to establish a core group of 18-20 players by the end of the England series, Dinesh Karthik is an “enforcer” providing a lot of choices heading into the T20 World Cup. Here in this article, we talk about Rahul Dravid on T20I World Cup Dreams For Team India.
To be a part of the World T20 set-up, Dravid will need to do more than simply “knock on the door.” Anyone who wants to be a part of the 15-man group will have to “knock it down.” “It was great to see Karthik take the initiative and perform what he was assigned.
“That’s great, and it gives us a lot more alternatives moving ahead after the five-match series against South Africa finished in a 2-2 tie”, Dravid stated.
The previous game was called off due to the weather.
“He was picked for what he has been doing exceptionally well for the last two or three years (in the IPL) and kind of indicated in the sense that it almost came together in the game at Rajkot,” Dravid said of the Tamil Nadu dasher’s 27-ball-55, which was pivotal in India regaining parity in the series.
Karthik and Hardik Pandya are the two “enforcers” in the death overs for Dravid.
“We needed a huge effort in the final five overs to go to par, and he and Hardik batted superbly. At the end of the day, they’re both enforcers for us “Dravid spelled out Karthik’s position in the team’s plans.
Karthik has built a strong case for himself heading into the T20 World Cup, according to the coach.
“I was telling the lads that you have to start beating the door down, not just knocking it down,” Dravid said. “An innings like that (Rajkot’s fifty) suggests he is knocking extremely hard.”
