As report says, India coach Rahul Dravid and Captain Rohit Sharma faced questions of BCCI for World Cup final loss. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials organised a meeting with head coach Rahul Dravid to review India’s performance in the World. India captain Rohit Sharma also joined the meeting via video call.
India was one of the best performing teams in the tournament with 10 wins in a row. But they failed when it mattered the most, the final against Australia. For the sixth time Australia won the ODI World Cup title. Pat cummins led aussie side just smashed India in ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final. India were clearly the favourites, being the only undefeated team in the tournament, defeated by Australia by 6 wickets in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
According to a report, the board officials asked coach Dravid about that defeat. BCCI secretary Jay Shah, vice president Rajeev Shukla and treasurer Ashish Shelar attended the meeting with coach and the captain. Dravid reportedly blamed the pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Dravid said the pitch did not turn as much as the Indian team management expected it would have. The pitch for the final was a used one. It was the same strip used for the match against Pakistan. The used pitch was chosen on the advice of the local curator. The pitch for the final was watered less for it to assist the spinners, but it didn’t worked well. The head coach also mentioned, their plan had worked for them during the entire tournament but the final.