Coach Rahul Dravid: We fully back KL Rahul

KL Rahul (right) and R Ashwin are caught in the rain as they arrive for a practice session in Adelaide; (right) Rahul Dravid

Under-fire India opener KL Rahul has had his and skipper Rohit Sharma's unstinted support in words and action over the past one year and it will continue for the remainder of T20 World Cup, head coach Rahul Dravid said on Tuesday.

Rahul has scored only 22 runs in three games, but the coach said that there is no chance of replacing him at the top of the order. India play Bangladesh on Wednesday.

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"In words and in action over last one year, Rohit and I have shown that we fully back KL," Dravid told reporters on a day when most questions were reserved on Rahul's form. The head coach did all the firefighting for one of his favourite players and someone he sees as a future India captain.

"He is a fantastic player. He has got a proven track record. He has done really well. He has been batting superbly and these things can happen in a T20 game sometimes. It has not been that easy for top-order batsmen [in this tournament]. He was superb in the practice game against Australia. With Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, it was a pretty good attack and I thought he batted superbly that day," he added.

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