Ind vs SL: Lucky To Have Rahul Dravid As A Coach, We Want To Work Under Him, Says Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Mumbai: India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar said he wanted to work with coach Rahul Dravid and feels fortunate to be under the former captain’s leadership during the Sri Lanka series.

Bhuvneshwar said the team wants to understand how Dravid manages things at this level. “I have played against him (Rahul Dravid) and he was part of the RCB team when I joined the team. So I don’t have any such memories with him, but when I got to the NCA, we did had some chats,” Bhuvneshwar said on Star Sports show Cricket Connected.

“I wanted to work with him and I am lucky to have him as the coach. Youngsters have played under him for India A. So we want to work under him and brainstorm him and want to understand how he manages things at that level for such a long time,” he added.

While Bhuvneshwar has been made the vice-captain, Shikhar Dhawan will lead the team during the Sri Lanka tour. The pacer said that being the vice-captain of Team India is an honor and a responsibility and he will continue to do what he has been doing earlier.

“Yes, on paper, it’s my role (vice-captain) but I don’t think things will change. I think being a senior player my role is to do things that help other players in improving their skills and mental health,” said Bhuvneshwar.

“Being the vice-captain of Team India is an honor and a responsibility. So, I will try to continue doing the things that I have been doing and hope our team does well on this tour,” he added.

Players like Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, and Suryakumar Yadav are also in the white-ball squad and many more youngsters are making their debuts for India in the Sri Lanka series.

There will be three ODIs and three T20 matches between India and Sri Lanka from July 13.

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