Kamlesh Barjati
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Former India captain Rahul Dravid has insisted that Gautam Gambhir should not feel left out of the loop after his Delhi mate Virat Kohli was appointed as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's deputy for the Asia Cup. Although Dravid felt that Kohli had been rewarded for his splendid display in Australia, he said that the former India under-19 captain still had some way to go to establish himself and go a step further.
"He (Kohli) has had a great tour of Australia. He has done incredibly well in Tests and in the ODIs....the selectors have given him a bit of reward," said Dravid.
"Having said that, Virat will be the first to recognize that he has got to establish himself to go another step further. I think we know from the past that by just being the vice-captain you are not going to be the next captain.
"It's a good recognition for his form, I feel people like Gautam shouldn't feel left out from the team. But at the moment Dhoni is doing a good job, so you don't need to look anywhere else," Dravid further added at a function to unveil Rajasthan Royals' team jersey ahead of the IPL V.
Dravid, who will lead the Royals in the upcoming edition of the IPL, felt that having shared the dressing room recently with Sachin Tendulkar (in the Test rubber in Australia), he can vouch that the champion batsman was not solely focused on getting his 100th international ton.
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"He (Kohli) has had a great tour of Australia. He has done incredibly well in Tests and in the ODIs....the selectors have given him a bit of reward," said Dravid.
"Having said that, Virat will be the first to recognize that he has got to establish himself to go another step further. I think we know from the past that by just being the vice-captain you are not going to be the next captain.
"It's a good recognition for his form, I feel people like Gautam shouldn't feel left out from the team. But at the moment Dhoni is doing a good job, so you don't need to look anywhere else," Dravid further added at a function to unveil Rajasthan Royals' team jersey ahead of the IPL V.
Dravid, who will lead the Royals in the upcoming edition of the IPL, felt that having shared the dressing room recently with Sachin Tendulkar (in the Test rubber in Australia), he can vouch that the champion batsman was not solely focused on getting his 100th international ton.
© PTI
