The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) secretary Sanjay Patel was at pains yesterday to explain to the media that Rahul Dravid’s forthcoming interactive sessions with Team India batsmen ahead of their five-Test battle against England does not mean he is a batting consultant.

Probably, Dravid, who is now a television commentator, may not have been able to spend an extended period of time with the team. It could also be that the Board was not overly keen to rope in a consultant for the tour. Whatever be the case, Dravid agreeing to spend time with the batsmen is a good thing for the team considering how successful he has been in England.