"Sack Dravid": Fans slam Rahul Dravid after India rest Rohit & Virat for 2nd ODI vs WI

Fans have slammed India head coach Rahul Dravid following team management's decision to rest Rohit and Virat for the second ODI.

Team India are looking confused in their approach to the ODI World Cup and preparation. In one of the most surprising decisions before the start of the second ODI against West Indies at Kensington Oval in Barbados, Indian team management have rested full-time captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Hardik Pandya is leading the team for the second ODI with the motive of giving youngsters more game time before the World Cup. 

In the first ODI Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli didn’t bat in the top order in a low-scoring chase. Rohit came in at Number 7 in a 115 runs chase against West Indies. Miffed with Team India’s management, a section of fans have started their campaign against Rahul Dravid. Miffed with Dravid’s decision fans started to trend #SackDravid on Twitter. Team India under Dravid have not made any significant growth but looked clueless and confused in future planning.

Fans are also disappointed to not see Ruturaj Gaikwad in the playing XI. Dravid is accused of experimenting a lot before big tournaments on sight. Fans criticising Rahul Dravid for his approach, think Rohit and Virat both need proper game time before the Asia Cup and World Cup, The World Cup is just two months away and will have the Asia Cup and 3 ODIs against Australia before entering the big tournament.

Fans took social media to slam India head coach Rahul Dravid:

Earlier Rahul Dravid was slammed for not playing Sanju Samson in the first ODI. Sanju Samson was not included in the first ODI and Ishan Kishan was preferred over him as a wicket-keeper batter in the team. Team India lost two consecutive ICC knockout games under Rahul Dravid’s tenure as a coach. First in the Semi-final against England in the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia and then World Test Championship Final 2023 against Australia in England.