India Cricket team looks forward to working with Rahul Dravid, says Rohit Sharma

Abu Dhabi: India vice-captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday welcomed the appointment of Rahul Dravid as the head coach of the team , saying that the players were looking forward to working with the batting great. “We were playing the game (against Afghanistan), so I had no idea (about it). Congratulations to him (Rahul Dravid) for coming back in a different capacity in the Indian team, we look forward to work with him,” Rohit said at the virtual press conference, hours after the BCCI appointed Dravid as the head coach. [caption id=“attachment_8470531” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  Rahul Dravid will replace Ravi Shastri as India coach. AFP[/caption] Former captain Dravid was on Wednesday appointed as the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team by the BCCI, a development that was imminent after the batting great was convinced by the board’s top brass. The former right-handed batsman, who was working as the head of National Cricket Academy, has been appointed for a period of two years till the 2023 50-over World Cup in India. He will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand, starting 17 November. “He (Dravid) is a stalwart of Indian cricket and it will be nice working with him in future,” quipped Rohit, who played an important knock of 74 in India’s 66-run win against Afghanistan in a Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup.