Legendary New Zealand Cricketer Ross Taylor has heaped praise on Indian head coach Rahul Dravid. The Kiwi player is currently in India to play Legends League Cricket. Taylor had a significant 2022 as he first bid farewell to international cricket and then he came up with his autobiography titled ‘Ross Taylor: Black And White’.
In his autobiography, Taylor revealed the experience of going to Ranthambore Forest to see a tiger along with Rahul Dravid when they were sharing the dressing room for the Rajasthan franchise in the Indian T20 League. It was there where he came up with the line: “there are almost 4,000 wild tigers but there is only one Rahul Dravid“. So, it is no surprise that Taylor had only good things to say about Dravid, who is now the head coach of Team India.
“Rahul Dravid is one of the nicest men I have met in cricket. I think in terms of Indian cricket, they are in very safe hands with Rahul Dravid. High integrity and great cricket knowledge and he knows what the modern player needs. With him at the wheel, there would be an ODI World Cup in India next year. They will definitely head into the tournament as one of the favourites,” said Taylor during an interview with NDTV.
It was just a matter of when he scored that ton: Ross Taylor on Virat Kohli
The New Zealand legend was also full of praise for the Indian star batter Virat Kohli, who recently came back to form in Asia Cup. Taylor said that Kohli has found his mojo back at the right time and will once again prove to be a key player in the upcoming World Cup.
“Him coming back into form is no surprise to me, it was just a matter of when he scored that ton. He is in great form at the moment and he is peaking at the right time ahead of the World Cup. I think he looks like he is in a good space, he is going to score a lot of hundreds in the coming years, I hope,” Taylor added.
