IND vs SL: 'We want to work under Rahul Dravid and pick his brain,' says Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Rahul Dravid in 2019. Picture/ Bipin Kokate

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who will be part of Team India that will be taking on Team Sri Lanka in the upcoming ODI series in July, is geared up for the series, especially as they are coached by none other than former India captain Rahul Dravid.

The former batsman will be bringing his set of expertise in his coaching role to Team India which will be led by Shikhar Dhawan.

Speaking exclusively on Star Sports' show Cricket Connected, Team India's vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar expresses his thoughts on being given the leadership role of Team India, "Yes, on paper, it is my role (vice-captain), but I don't think things will change. I think being a senior player my role is to do things that help other players in improving their skills and mental health. Being the vice-captain of Team India is an honour and a responsibility. So, I will try to continue doing the things that I have been doing and hope our team does well on this tour."

Bhuvneshwar Kumar also went on to lavish praises on Team India's new coach (For IND-SL series) Rahul Dravid, "I have played against him (Rahul Dravid) and he was a part of the RCB team just when I got inducted into the team. So I don't have any such memories with him, but when I got to the NCA, we did had some chats. I wanted to work with him and I am lucky that he is the coach. The young players have played under him for India A. So we want to work under him and pick his brain and want to understand how he manages things at that level for such a long time."

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