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Rajasthan Royals appoint Vikram Rathour as batting coach

Rajasthan Royals have appointed former India batting coach Vikram Rathour as the side’s new batting coach. The move reunites Rathour, a former India opener and selector, with Rahul Dravid at the franchise, after their national team stints ended with a Men’s T20 World Cup win in June this year.

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[ad_1] R. Sridhar on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PC: X) After suffering a humiliating whitewash at home, Team India will now look to redeem itself in Australia against the Aussies in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The five-match away Test series will be a tough one. To achieve a positive result, two veteran players will need to step up: Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The year 2024 has not been kind to these two batters in Tests. So far, Virat has averaged 22.72 across 12 innings, while Rohit has averaged 29.40 over 21 innings. Ahead of this epic series, former Team India fielding coach R. Sridhar spoke about these stalwarts and shared his expectations for them in an exclusive chat with RevSportz’s editor-in-chief, Boria Majumdar. Here are the excerpts: Q- Virat Kohli, it is his birthday. You have been with that guy. Mentally, I am kind of backing Virat to turn things around, your thoughts. Sridhar: I am a huge Virat Kohli fan, and I would like to wish him a very, very happy birthday on air. There is only one wish which I have always had for him, and I have told this to him multiple times. Let the child in you always be alive. Keep the child in you alive, Virat Kohli, because that is your strength. And you always see Virat Kohli, the child in him while he is playing sport, because as a child, when he played this sport, he enjoyed it. Virat Kohli in Australia in Tests so far (Source: ESPNCricinfo) So, keep the child in you alive, and there is no better place than Australia for Virat Kohli to come back and make this an absolute fairytale for India, because he loves those conditions. He thrives in those conditions. He loves the fight, and that is Virat Kohli. And India needs him now more than ever, and I think you are going to see the best of Virat Kohli in Australia. I do not think, I am sure you are going to see the best of Virat Kohli in Australia. For the Latest Sports News: Click Here #RSridhar Exclusive “The Kookaburra ball suits Rohit better than Duke and SG, and I think he’ll have a huge impact in Australia,” says former India fielding coach R. Sridhar on @ImRo45 ahead of BGT 2024. The narratives after the NZ series loss won’t matter going into the… pic.twitter.com/1AyIZ0loK3 — RevSportz Global (@RevSportzGlobal) November 5, 2024 Q- The other person who will have to do the job is Rohit Sharma. Rohit too needs to self-discover. He will have to do that for India to come good in Australia, your thoughts. Sridhar: One of the best leaders in India, that India has been fortunate to have. You spoke about the England series in 2021. I vividly remember we had a 15 day camp in Durham before the test series and Rohit worked very, very hard on his technique. He worked extremely hard on his top hand, keeping his back close to the body and aligning all his levers towards the incoming ball and hitting it as straight as possible. I remember him having multiple sessions in a day, trying to work on the technique and having those conversations with then batting coach Vikram Rathour and then Ravi (Shastri) bhai. He was a success in that series and a revelation. Rohit Sharma in Australia in Tests so far (Source: ESPNCricinfo) I am sure he has got time now. He is going to spend time reflecting on his Indian summer or whatever you call the last 10 innings. He is going to come up with a plan. He has got enough experience. He has a shrewd cricketing brain. I am sure he will come up with a plan, how to work and how to score runs and just not score runs but how to stay on the pitch for long, how to trust his game a little more for the Australian tour. So, I am sure he is going to go back to the drawing board work hard on his technique, watch videos, watch videos of his previous performances in Australia or against the new ball. And especially with the Kookaburra ball, it will suit him a lot more than the Dukes or the SG. So, I think Rohit Sharma will have a big impact in Australia. Also Read: After bitter taste of defeat, Kohli will go back to the drawing board, as in 2014

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BCCI's Rs. 125 Crore Prize For Team India: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid's Share To Be…

Team India's victorious T20 World Cup 2024 campaign earned Rohit Sharma's side a handsome prize of Rs. 125 crore. A total of 42 people travelled to the United States of America and the West Indies for the global cricketing event, including 15 first-team players, support staff, reserves, etc. The prize money of Rs. 125 crores that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wouldn't just be distributed among players but also the support staff, reserves, and others who constituted the 42-member contingent. However, the prize money's share varies from role to role.

As per a report in the Indian Express, the 15 members of India's team, including those who didn't get to play a single game, will get Rs. 5 crore each. Even head coach Rahul Dravid will get Rs. 5 crore from the pool.

As far as Dravid's coaching staff is concerned, including batting coach Vikram Rathour, fielding coach T Dilip, and bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, they all get Rs. 2.5 crore each. Rs. 1 crore each will be distributed among the selection committee members, including their chief Ajit Agarkar.

Among the support staff -- the three physiotherapists, three throwdown specialists, two masseurs, and the strength and conditioning coach will receive Rs 2 crore each.

"Players and support staff have been informed about the amount of prize money they will be receiving from the BCCI and we have asked everyone to submit an invoice," a BCCI source told the paper.

The BCCI selection committee also named four reserve players alongside the 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup. They were Rinku Singh and Shubman Gill, Avesh Khan and Khaleel Ahmed. They will also be rewarded with a sum of INR 1 crore each.

Earlier, BCCI secretary Jay Shah had said: "As far as Rs 125 crore is concerned, it will cover the players, support staff, coaches and selectors as well. Everyone."

After Team India's homecoming, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has also announced a cash reward of Rs 11 crore for the team.

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'It's a typical Indian wicket...': India batting coach Vikram Rathour on Ranchi pitch - The Times of India

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"They will deliver standout performances": Vikram Rathour backs two Indian players to come good in remaining Tests vs England India’s batting coach, Vi... #usa #uk

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[ad_1] Head coach Rahul Dravid on Wednesday admitted that Indian players will not get too many chances to play as a group ahead of the T20I World Cup, and said they needed to remain mentally flexible ahead of the marquee event in June. India's head coach Rahul Dravid, batting coach Vikram Rathour and captain Rohit Sharma during a practice session (PTI) The three-match series against Afghanistan beginning here on Thursday will be India’s final T20 International assignment ahead of the global showpiece. In that context, Dravid said the management will also have to depend a bit on the IPL 2024 for the team selection. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here “After the last T20I World Cup (2022) we prioritised the ODI World Cup. But we don’t have that many T20I games after that (ODI WC),” said Dravid in his pre-match conference. "So, this T20I WC is slightly different in the sense that (there’s) not a lot of time to prepare for that. We have to rely on the cricket that we have and also a little bit on the IPL." Dravid emphasised the need for players to remain adaptive in situations where they may not collectively get game time. “We might not get too many chances to play together, so we will have to work around that. You just need to adapt and be flexible. We had a good preparation leading into the one-day WC. Even in the last T20I World Cup, we had a lot of games together as a group. This time we won’t have that (many matches) probably, but it is all about adapting while going ahead,” he added. Some of the premier players like pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will not be playing the three-match T20I series against the Afghans. Does their absence pose a hindrance to the team’s ambition to have as much collective real match-time as possible? Dravid thought it was also important to give the players a break considering the amount of cricket being played. “It is impossible for all the players to play all the time, especially for the players who are playing all the three formats. We had to prioritise what is important. Bumrah, Siraj and Jadeja have missed out from this series because keeping in mind the five-Test home series against England. So, we are always playing that juggling act a little bit over the last two years,” he signed off. [ad_2] Source link

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Worries Still Regard Shreyas Iyer’s Short Ball Issues

Shreyas Iyer might find it challenging to completely alter his approach at the age of over thirty, given his established muscle memory.

Shreyas Iyer arrived for an optional training session and immediately strolled outside the Newlands Stadium for throwdowns, just before the start of the second Test in Cape Town. Along with batting instructor Vikram Rathour, the two throwdown gurus Nuwan Senaviratne, a southpaw side-armer, and Raghavendra were putting on a show from eighteen yards away.

The intention was to prepare the showy Mumbaikar for short balls, which have plagued him in all forms of cricket since his debut. A few minutes into the workout, he launched one mean, short throwdown from eighteen yards into the body, which kicked up from length. The reduced distance traveled meant that there were more than 150 clicks.

The patch of flesh between his upper and lower abdomen was struck by the bat because it did not descend quickly enough.

He was groaning in pain and flung his bat. He remained in a squat, struggling to breathe, until the physiotherapist and other staff members arrived to see how he was doing.

The problem was not only technical but also psychological because Iyer didn’t appear at all at ease, but the Kolkata Knight Riders captain had no rivals because there wasn’t a good middle order reserve hitter in the lineup.

After six knockout games in SENA countries so far, his scores were as follows: 15 and 19 in Birmingham, 31 and 6 in Centurion, and 0 and 4 not out in Cape Town. It is currently less than 40 on his test average, down from around 50.

Iyer can undoubtedly be considered a master against spinners, and he should have no trouble confronting Chris Woakes or James Anderson to deliveries that are below knee roll.

However, when December 2024–25 rolls around on Australian tracks, Iyer’s problems will undoubtedly get worse if he doesn’t make a drastic technical shift in his game with appropriate head balance and perhaps a cheekier stance.

However, he is almost thirty years old and has developed muscle memory, so it might be challenging to turn his game around.

When a bouncer was bowled at Mohinder Amarnath’s right shoulder in the 1982–1983 season, he would take it on the body and hook it imperiously with his left shoulder. This was part of his slightly chest-on stance.

Iyer will have to blaze his own trail, but that’s easier said than done.

Iyer is a player whose main method of play is with his hands; his footwork is not very noticeable. He therefore consistently plays from the back foot, even on deliveries where he should be on the front foot, on bouncey tracks because he is mentally prepared for a short ball.

His feet are freezing because he believes he will only ever be given small balls to eat.

“My role is to instill trust in them. Regarding Iyer, Shubman Gill, and Yashasvi Jaiswal—three of the greatest batsmen in Indian history—who found it difficult to deal with bounce, skipper Rohit Sharma remarked, “KL, Rohit, and Kohli, we have all learned from travelling.”

“They’ll discover what to do and don’t do. The situation is not the same in India. India is a very difficult country as well. In India, we have also witnessed similar wickets. Moving forward, it will also be difficult.

These kinds of situations are what you need to learn from. You gain confidence when you perform well in these circumstances, Rohit remarked.

Still, there are many who disagree. Former Indian batter Sanjay Manjrekar stated in a conversation with ESPNcricinfo that he is “not so sure” about Iyer but believes Gill and Jaiswal will find out by the time the Australia tour arrives.

Iyer recently took exception at being questioned about his problems with short ball.

“What do you mean?” He had retorted that he believed it to be a fabricated perception.

Now that he’s in denial mode, Iyer could only be able to change his direction once he acknowledges that he has technical problems when playing short ball.

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Thakur was hit on the shoulder while he was batting at the nets in an optional training session at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Saturday, December 30. Shardul suffered the injury scare while he was taking throwdowns from batting coach Vikram Rathour ahead of the 2nd Test, starting 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟑 in Cape Town.

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No discussion yet on Dravid's future as India coach

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to initiate discussions regarding the future of the support staff led by Rahul Dravid. Their term could have concluded if India, unthinkably, had lost the semifinal at the Wankhede on Wednesday. It will now end on November 19.

Rahul Dravid and his support staff had contracts up to the World Cup, and there were different perspectives within the BCCI on the way forward for the coaching team. Initially, there were reservations among Dravid's BCCI superiors about his coaching style, but the Indian team's recent performances may have altered those perceptions.

With India performing exceptionally well in the World Cup-displaying imperious dominance throughout the tournament - a contract renewal or extension might very well be on the cards. However, the key question is whether Dravid himself is interested in continuing.

When he took over in 2021, the initial impression was that he was a reluctant coach. Some close to him had suggested that he might voluntarily step down after the World Cup, regardless of the team's performance. However, Dravid's current stance on a potential extension is unknown. There has been no discussion with Dravid about his future over the last month or before that. He has focussed on the job at hand.

Whether or not Dravid chooses to continue, it is anticipated that members of his support staff - batting coach Vikram Rathour, bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, and fielding coach T Dilip-are likely to be offered extensions. Details are expected to emerge soon.

Meanwhile, it has been learned that coaches of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) under VVS Laxman will take charge of handling the Twenty20 series against Australia, commencing on November 23. This arrangement allows the BCCI some time to finalize decisions on the future of Dravid and his team.

The BCCI has not yet confirmed a date for selecting the squad for the T20I series. It is anticipated that this will happen only on November 20, the day after the final. Two days later, the match will commence in Visakhapatnam.

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Vikram Rathour named NZ’s batting coach for one-off Test vs Afghanistan

Former Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour has joined New Zealand’s men’s Test squad as the batting coach for the one-off Test against Afghanistan, scheduled from September 9 to 13 at Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground.

Rathour played six Tests for India in the late 90s before becoming a selector of the national side in 2012 and most recently led the formidable Indian batting unit under head coach Rahul Dravid.

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"Unleashing the Secret Weapon: Ishan Kishan's Game-Changing Role That Saved the Team Without Shubman Gill: Insights by Vikram Rathour"

Ishan Kishan’s versatility in adapting to different batting positions has been praised by batting coach Vikram Rathour. Kishan was initially selected as a reserve opener in the World Cup squad but had previously batted in the middle order during the Asia Cup. With Shubman Gill unavailable due to dengue, Kishan seamlessly stepped into the opening role. Rathour mentioned that there was no need for…

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"Unveiling Hidden Secrets: India's Batting Coach Reveals Startling Insights on Pakistan Pacers!"

India’s batting coach, Vikram Rathour, expressed confidence in his team’s ability to post a high score against Pakistan’s bowling unit led by Shaheen Shah Afridi. In their previous Group A league match, pacers Afridi and Haris Rauf had caused trouble for India’s top order, reducing them to 66 for 4 in the first 15 overs. However, Rathour believes that in the upcoming match, the Indian batters…

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"Unveiling Hidden Secrets: India's Batting Coach Reveals Startling Insights on Pakistan Pacers!"

India’s batting coach, Vikram Rathour, expressed confidence in his team’s ability to post a high score against Pakistan’s bowling unit led by Shaheen Shah Afridi. In their previous Group A league match, pacers Afridi and Haris Rauf had caused trouble for India’s top order, reducing them to 66 for 4 in the first 15 overs. However, Rathour believes that in the upcoming match, the Indian batters…

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