The former Indian off-spinner said the duo not only preached a more attacking style, but also led by example, triggering a shift in India’s approach in T20Is and ODIs
Ravichandran Ashwin
India’s aggressive batting approach, which has brought a lot of success, is credit to former captain Rohit Sharma and ex-head coach Rahul Dravid, according to Ravichandran Ashwin.
The former Indian off-spinner said the duo not only preached a more attacking style, but also led by example, triggering a shift in India’s approach in T20Is and ODIs.
“Rohit as a captain has always been laying his stamp by showing the team what he wants from it. The transitional batting that India have gone through in T20 cricket and ODI cricket — the way we bat fast — a lot of credit for that goes to Rohit and Rahul bhai,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel Ash Ki Baat.
“They showed the way, Rahul bhai said this is how we have to play, and Rohit showed the way… paved the way and eventually it has changed the way how Indian perceived batting. Batting is not average, it is purely strike-rate in white-ball cricket,” he added.
Under Rohit and Dravid, India adopted a more proactive template after a series of disappointing ICC campaigns. The change was visible during the 2023 ODI World Cup at home, where India dominated the league stage with an attacking mindset, and later in the 2024 T20 World Cup triumph in the Caribbean and USA.
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