Harbhajan Singh’s audacious idea for Team India’s next T20I coach and captain: “All due respect to Dravid, but…

After the team’s disappointing performance in the T20 World Cup, Rahul Dravid was appointed the new head coach of India in November of last year. Along with Rohit Sharma, who was selected as the white-ball captain that month, the duo was expected to bring India the long-awaited triumph in international competitions. Dravid taught several of the young players in the Indian setup at the junior or A team level, and Rohit had success as captain in the IPL. There is no better combo for India to end its streak of losing in the prize department. However, India’s losing run continued as they fell to England in the T20 World Cup semifinals on Thursday.

The Indian team suffered a humiliating loss in Adelaide on Thursday as the bowlers were unable to make a play. Jos Buttler and Alex Hales, England’s opening duo, showed no compassion as they smashed a torrent of boundaries in their record 170-run partnership to finish the chase in only 16 overs after a lackluster batting performance, except for Hardik Pandya’s 63.

India’s strategy and tactics came under scrutiny after yet another white-ball loss. However, Harbhajan Singh, a former cricketer for India, wants to see a change in the team’s management for the T20 setup.

Harbhajan, a two-time World Cup champion, told India Today that India needed a guru who understood the format and that the person should have just resigned from cricket. He made Ashish Nehra his pick for the part.

Not just the skipper, either. If you can, invite a player who just retired from T20 cricket and is familiar with the format. Rahul Dravid, with all due respect, was my coworker and we played a lot of cricket together. He is a brilliant man. But if you don’t want to replace Dravid as a T20I coach, I believe you should assist him with a recent retiree. Someone with a strong cricketing mind, like Ashish Nehra. Look at what he accomplished with the Gujarat Titans. The addition of Ashish to the squad will help inspire the young men. Anyone who just retired might be the culprit, he said.

Harbhajan also disclosed his pick for the captain. “Hardik Pandya is my pick for captaincy. There isn’t a better option. He is the team’s top player, and the group needs more players of his caliber.