Passing the baton: Dravid shares special message for Gambhir as Team India kickstarts new era

Pallekele [Sri Lanka], July 27 As Group India gets ready to launch another period under the lead trainer Gautam Gambhir, previous Indian mentor Rahul Dravid, who emptied the work after a fantasy run at ICC T20 World Cup last month, had a healthy directive for his replacement, commending him for his energy for the game and making him mindful of the difficulties he could experience as a mentor.

India's visit through Sri Lanka starts with the main T20I on Saturday and comprises of three T20Is and three ODIs each. Gill will be the delegate to Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma in the short arrangement and 50-overs, separately. This is Gambhir's most memorable task as lead trainer in the wake of being delegated to the position before in July after Rahul Dravid abandoned the post following the ICC T20 World Cup win in the West Indies.

In a video posted by the Leading group of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Dravid conveyed an exceptional directive for Gambhir through a sound record, noticing how he had a fantasy end to his stretch as a mentor and wished Gambhir to encounter something similar toward the finish of his residency.

"Passing on the stick with class and beauty! To, Gautam Gambhir From, Rahul Dravid #TeamIndia | #SLvIND | @GautamGambhir," tweeted BCCI.

Dravid likewise facetiously commented that he trusts Gambhir will have a crew brimming with completely fit, best option players accessible like clockwork, an honor Dravid couldn't appreciate during the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, the ICC World Test Title last 2023 and the 50-over World Cup at home a year ago. He named the occupation as Indian lead trainer as the "most intriguing one".

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"Hi, Gautam, and welcome to the most thrilling position in our reality as mentor of the Indian cricket crew. It's been three weeks since I finished my stretch with the Indian group in a way that was past my fantasies. Both in Barbados and afterward a couple of days after the fact in that extraordinary night in Mumbai. More than whatever else, I will cherish the recollections and companionships I made in my experience with the crew. As you assume control over the job of India mentor, it is what I hope everything works out for you as," said Dravid.

"I additionally trust that you will have the accessibility of completely fit players in each crew. Best of luck with that. I likewise wish you a smidgen of karma, as you realize that we all mentors need to make us look that tad savvier and more brilliant than we really are," he added.

Dravid expressed that as a colleague for Group India and some of the time as an opponent in the Indian Chief Association (IPL), he had the option to observe Gambhir's "flexibility and refusal to give up" and his solid energy for winning. He additionally noticed how Gambhir loved functioning with more youthful players and rescuing the best once again from them.

"I realize how devoted and enthusiastic you are about Indian cricket and I'm certain you will bring this multitude of characteristics into this new position," he added.

Dravid let Gambhir know that assumptions will be out of this world and examination will be serious, however during the most terrible of the times, his group of players, support staff, legends of the game and the exceptionally requesting and energetic fans will continuously have him covered.

"Starting with one Indian cricket trainer then onto the next, something final. In extremely warmed times, breathe out, make a stride back and regardless of whether it's challenging for you, let out a smirk. Whatever else occurs, that will stun individuals. I hope everything works out for you Gautam and I'm certain you will take the Indian group to significantly more prominent levels," closed Dravid.

Responding to the video, Gambhir said that he doesn't have any idea how to respond as this message is coming from somebody who he gazed upward to as a player. He called Dravid as the "most sacrificial player" he has worked with.

"Rahul Bhai has done everything without exception that Indian cricket needs. So I think there is such a long way to go from, as far as I might be concerned, yet for the future and for the ongoing age too, that how significant Indian cricket is. Not me, not people, but rather what Indian cricket is. What's more, I believe, I think, I don't get a lot of profound typically, yet I think this message really made me a ton close to home, which ordinarily I shouldn't, however it is an extraordinary message.

Ideally I can, these are huge shoes to fill. Ideally I can do it with outright genuineness, straightforwardness, and ideally I can cause the whole country and all the more critically the individual who I to have consistently admired, Rahul Bhai, glad," he closed.

India's visit through Sri Lanka will start off with a three-match T20I series, trailed by a three-match ODI series. The Pallekele Worldwide Arena will have the T20I leg of the series while the R Premadasa is getting to have the 50-over matches.

The three ODIs will be hung on August 2, August 4, and August 7.

The two groups will be taking to the field with new lead trainers. While amazing all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has been named as the break lead trainer for Lankan Lions, this will likewise be the principal task for previous Indian opener Gautam Gambhir as the lead trainer, succeeding the T20 World Cup-winning mentor Rahul Dravid.

India's last visit through Sri Lanka for a respective white-ball series returned July 2021, with Dravid training the Shikhar Dhawan-drove side. India won the ODI series 2-1, while Sri Lanka got the T20I series by a similar edge.

T20I Crew for Sri Lanka series: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Gasp (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj.

ODI Crew for Sri Lanka series: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Gasp (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.