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BCCI Asked Coaches Rahul Dravid And Rohit The Reason For World Cup Defeat

Sangeeta Viswas
10 months ago

ICC ODI World Cup 2023: BCCI asked coaches Rahul Dravid and Rohit the reason for the World Cup defeat, and got a shocking answer! It has been almost 2 weeks since the World Cup 2023 final when crores of Indian fans were heartbroken and Australia defeated India to win their sixth World Cup.

BCCI Holds Review Meeting Of WC Final Defeat After 11 Days:-

The pain of not winning the World Cup while playing at home is going to last for a long time. BCCI held a review meeting of the World Cup final defeat after 11 days, in which Vice President Rajeev Shukla and Secretary Jai Shah tried to know the reasons for the defeat from coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma.

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The final match of the World Cup between India and Australia was played at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium on 19 November. India reached the finals by winning all the matches in the league stage, while Australia started the tournament with 2 consecutive defeats.

In this one match, India defeated Australia. Well, in the final they looked like a completely different Australia, they first bowled out India for 240 runs and then achieved the target with 42 balls to spare and registered victory.

Travis Head scored 137 runs while chasing the target and made the match one-sided, with Australia achieving the target in 43 overs. India missed a good opportunity and once again disappointed the fans in an ICC tournament.

BCCI Asked Coaches Rahul Dravid And Rohit The Reason For World Cup Defeat

Tried To Find Out The Reasons For The Defeat Of Dravid And Captain Rohit Sharma:-

According to the news published in Dainik Jagran, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, Vice President Rajeev Shukla, and Treasurer Ashish Shailer tried to know the reasons for the defeat of Team India’s head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma.

Rahul Dravid attributed the defeat to not getting a turn on the pitch. Dravid said, “In the final, we did not get the amount of turn we expected from the pitch. If we had got the right turn, our spinners would have won the match.”

When asked about this strategy, Dravid said in the meeting that we had won the last 10 matches with this strategy but things did not go well in the final.

BCCI Asked Coaches Rahul Dravid And Rohit The Reason For World Cup Defeat

This Time The Final Was Played On The Pitch Used:-

Let us tell you that the final match between India and Australia was played on the same pitch on which the India vs Pakistan World Cup match was held and India won it very easily. Usually, a new pitch is prepared for the final match but this time the final was played on the used pitch, which was done on the advice of the curator.

The pitch prepared for the final was slow, not much water was poured on it for 3 days and heavy rollers were also used. Australia trapped India in its trap and after winning the toss, chose to bowl first.

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BCCI Asked Coaches Rahul Dravid And Rohit The Reason For World Cup Defeat

Batting seemed quite easy in the second innings, dew also proved to be a big factor here. According to the report, the officials expressed anger in the review meeting and said that we should have won the World Cup final match.