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"Much Of Our Journey...:" Coach Paddy Upton Starts Second Stint With Team India With This Message

Renowned mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton is "excited and privileged" to rejoin the Indian team for a short-term contract ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. Upton, who was a part of the 2011 World Cup-winning Indian team's support staff, will join the ODI team from Wednesday's third game against the West Indies in Port of Spain. He will continue till the end of the T20 World Cup in Australia.

"Not About Skills, It's About His Mental Space": Ex-India Spinner On Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli's form with the bat has been the biggest talking point in Indian cricket for a while now and the former India captain's struggles off late have led to talks about his place in the team. It is a well document fact by now that Kohli has not scored an international century since November 2019, but he was still getting in good knocks in all formats after international cricket resumed in late 2020 and 2021.

With pressures of T20 World Cup, Dravid ropes in Upton as India's mental conditioning coach

Upton has been roped in on a short term contract and will be the latest addition to coach Rahul Dravid's team of support staff. "Yes, Paddy will be joining the ODI team from Wednesday's third game against the West Indies and will continue till the end of the T20 World Cup in Australia. It is a short-term arrangement for a period of four months," a senior BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity. Upton was first roped in by former India coach Gary Kirsten, when he took charge of the senior national team in 2008 and they forged a successful partnership till 2011. Upton, since then has been associated with various IPL teams and has worked with Dravid at Rajasthan Royals.

Rahul Dravid Ropes In Paddy Upton As India's Mental Conditioning Coach: Report

Renowned mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton, who was part of the support staff of India's 2011 World Cup winning team, is rejoining the national set-up in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup in Australia. Upton has been roped in on a short-term contract and will be the latest addition to coach Rahul Dravid's team of support staff.

"It Had To Be David...": Rahul Dravid Remembers Important Lesson From Childhood

Former Indian cricket captain and batting geat Rahul Dravid, who is currently the head coach of the Indian men's cricket team, is one of the most widely known and respected cricketers in the country. He had the reputation of being one of India's most dependable batters during his time as an active cricketer and he strengthened that reputation by becoming the man who created a pipeline of talented young cricketers for the country during his stints with the U-19 cricket team and the National Cricket Academy.

India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI Preview: Will India Look To Test Bench-Strength?

A ruthless Indian team is unlikely to take its foot off the pedal as it aims to top up a world-record-winning feat with another clean sweep against the West Indies on Wednesday. India created a world record on Sunday by sealing their 12th consecutive series win in the ODI format against the West Indies -- the most against a team.

India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI: With clean sweep on mind, Team India might not tinker too much with batting line-up

India created a world record on Sunday by sealing their 12th consecutive series win in the ODI format against the West Indies -- the most against a team. In this backdrop, head coach Rahul Dravid might be tempted to try out some of his reserve players but he will have to maintain a fine balance between keeping the momentum and testing his bench strength. In the batting department, it is unlikely that Ruturaj Gaikwad would be preferred over Shubman Gill, who after two innings of 64 and 43 would not like to sit out.

"That Innings...": How Rahul Dravid's "Torturous" Knock Played A "BIg Role" In Abhinav Bindra Winning Olympic Gold

Abhinav Bindra has revealed that a knock of Rahul Dravid played big role in his 2008 Olympics season that saw the 10-metre air rifle shooter claiming India's first-ever individual gold in the Games' history. Bindra also claimed that the innings of Dravid also played a big role in the history of Indian sports. During a Test match between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 2008, Dravid was batting on 18 when he played 40 consecutive dot balls to get his next run.

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"Much Of Our Journey...:" Coach Paddy Upton Starts Second Stint With Team India With This Message

"Not About Skills, It's About His Mental Space": Ex-India Spinner On Virat Kohli

With pressures of T20 World Cup, Dravid ropes in Upton as India's mental conditioning coach

Rahul Dravid Ropes In Paddy Upton As India's Mental Conditioning Coach: Report

"It Had To Be David...": Rahul Dravid Remembers Important Lesson From Childhood

India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI Preview: Will India Look To Test Bench-Strength?

India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI: With clean sweep on mind, Team India might not tinker too much with batting line-up

"That Innings...": How Rahul Dravid's "Torturous" Knock Played A "BIg Role" In Abhinav Bindra Winning Olympic Gold