World Test Championship Final: Required, an ICC trophy for Team India

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Key Points

During his playing career, the closest Dravid came to winning a major ICC trophy was in South Africa in 2003 when India lost to Australia in the final..

While he won a world title with the U-19 team as a coach, winning it at the senior level is very different..

It is an unfulfilled dream and something that drives him as coach.ReutersRohit.

A catch allows you to enjoy as a team and be happy at someone elses success and thats what team sport is all about, Dravid had told this writer at a corporate event just before he took over as head coach...

The five hundreds really dont mean anything, Rohit had told this writer in a very matter-of-fact manner after Indias loss to New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup semi-final...

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