"Played 7 Good Matches Because...": Rahul Dravid On India's World Cup Success

05.11.2023 - 15:23 sports.ndtv.com

Head coach Rahul Dravid emphasised on Indian team focusing on the next game rather than thinking about who they are going to face in the final or semi-final of the ongoing World Cup ahead of their clash against South Africa.

The Indian team qualified for the semi-final after winning their seventh consecutive victory in the tournament. South Africa became the second team to take one of the three spots available.

Ahead of the game, Dravid pointed out that the reason for Indian team playing a good brand of cricket comes down to them focusing on their own game rather than looking at who they are up against. "Our focus is the next match.

We don't think about the what we can or should do. The biggest thing is the next match. We have played 7 good matches, good cricket and that is because we haven't thought ahead, or playing the finals or semi-finals.

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