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The last time Team India played a Test match under the captaincy of MS Dhoni was in 2011 in Roseau, Dominica, almost 12 years ago. The match ended in a draw as the Indian cricket team bounced back from the challenge of chasing down 180 in 32 overs on the final day, finishing at 94 for 3.
Kohli is the only survivor from the 2011 team where current head coach Rahul Dravid was his teammate. On Sunday, Kohli posted a picture with Dravid from the Roseau Stadium, remembering the 2011 match. “The last Test played in Dominica in 2011 involved only two people. Never thought this trip would bring us back here in different capacities. Extremely grateful,” Kohli tweeted.
Only two men were involved in the last Test played in Dominica in 2011. Never thought this trip would bring us back here in different capacities. extremely grateful. , pic.twitter.com/zz2HD8nkES– Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) 9 July 2023
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Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy dismissed Dravid for just 5 runs in 11 balls, while Kohli also scored 30 runs in 53 balls before being dismissed by Sammy. However, India managed to take a 143-run lead in the first innings after scoring 347 runs, with captain Dhoni top-scoring with 74, Suresh Raina scoring 50 and VVS Laxman scoring 56.
But centuries from Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who scored 116 not out, and Kirk Edwards, who scored 110, helped the Windies to post 322 in the second innings, although Harbhajan Singh claimed 4/75. Ishant Sharma, who will make his commentary debut this week during the India vs West Indies series, was the ‘Player of the Match’ in the first innings of that Test match, claiming 5/77.
Meanwhile, former India opener Sunil Gavaskar was not happy with the performance of the Dravid-led Team India’s coaching staff. Asked if any of Team India’s batsmen have approached him for help with their technique, Gavaskar said, “No, no one has come. Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman used to visit me regularly. And they’ll approach me with a specific problem and you can tell them something you’ve seen.
“I don’t have arrogance about it, I could go and talk to him, but since there are two coaches – Rahul Dravid and Vikram Rathour – sometimes you back out because you confuse them with too much information.” don’t want to.” ” He added.
Team India will begin the two-match Test series under the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle with the first game in Roseau, Dominica on Wednesday.
