Rahul Dravid receives a touching letter from Virat Kohli saying, “Never imagined the journey would bring us back here.”
Virat Kohli recalls the final Test match between India and the West Indies, which took place in Roseau, Dominica. twelve years ago. Other than the former India captain, no one other member of the starting lineup has already travelled with the Indian team for the upcoming series. Rahul Dravid, head trainer.
On Sunday, Kohli posted a photo to Instagram with the comment, “The only two guys part of the last test we played at Dominica in 2011,” in reference to Dravid. We never anticipated that the path would bring us back here in a variety of roles. I’m quite thankful.
India was able to draw the third and final Test of the series back then.
India won the series 1-0 at the time by drawing the third and final Test. Even though it was a young Virat Kohli’s first Test series and he had already won the U19 and ODI World Cups, it was also the final Test match that Dravid played in the Caribbean.
India’s upcoming task, which will be their first after losing to Australia in the World Test Championship Final, will be a two-Test, three-ODI, and five-T20I tour.
The Windies’ series is immediately following their early elimination from the ICC World Cup qualifiers, which resulted in their first absence from the men’s ODI World Cup since 1975.
Brian Lara, the former captain and performance coach for the West Indies, thinks that his squad has a chance to contend with the foreigners.
“We play India in two crucial Test matches that serve as the opening round of the two-year World Test Championships. They are among the best teams in the world, both at home and away, stated Lara prior to the first Test, which begins on Wednesday, July 12.
