India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI - "It was Rahul Dravid's call", Used brother to send message - Top News
India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI - India wins and secures Series after beating Sri Lanka in the 2nd ODI by 3 wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar wrote history for the victory.
'It was Rahul Dravid's call to promote Deepak Chahar in batting order,' reveals Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was unbeaten on 19, said Rahul Dravid knew Deepak Chahar's abilities with the bat and hence decided to promote him up the order in the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar revealed it was head coach Rahul Dravid’s call to promote Deepak Chahar to No.8 ahead of him in the second ODI against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Dravid’s call turned out to be a masterstroke as Chahar scored an unbeaten 69 off 82 balls to lead India to a three-wicket win which at the halfway stage of their chase, looked very difficult. With the victory on Tuesday, India also sealed the three-match ODI series by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead.
Chahar and Bhuvneshwar stitched an 84-run stand – the third highest for the 8th wicket in successful run-chases in the history of ODI cricket – to take help India chase down the 276-run target in 49.1 overs.
Rahul Dravid rushes from India dressing room to dugout to pass on a message for Deepak Chahar, Twitter goes wild
At the end of the 44th over of the Indian innings, Dravid was seen rushing down the staircase of the dressing room and making his way into the Indian dugout to talk to Rahul Chahar and pass on a message for Deepak Chahar, who batting in the middle.
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