We need to...: Rahul Dravid reveals 'ODI WC' chat with support staff before India's T20 WC's triumph

Rahul Dravid opened up on the importance of creating and maintaining a vibrant team atmosphere that helped India during the home ODI World Cup last year. While Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue lost in the final, to Australia on Nov 19, the Dravid-led coaching staff continued to work tirelessly to carryforward the same energy during the 2024 T20 World Cup, in West Indies and the USA, which resulted in Rohit Sharma & Co.'s historic win.

At the CEAR Cricket Rating Awards, Dravid revealed, "Honestly, I didn't want to do anything different. I think we ran a fantastic campaign in the one-day World Cup, Rohit and the team, everyone involved in that one-day World Cup, we ran a superb campaign. There's nothing we could have done more in terms of our preparation, the planning, the execution of what we needed to do for 10 games in a row to dominate, to win the game we did, play the game we did."

Ahead of the T20 WC, Dravid mentioned that he didn't want to bring in a lot of changes. He further opined, "I did not want to change anything. If you'd asked me and we had a discussion with our support staff, we'd get together with the coaches and say, what do you think we should do differently?

"The common consensus (among the team) was we need to do exactly what we did. We need to create the same energy, create the same vibe, the same team atmosphere that we had and then just hope that on the day, we'll have a little bit of luck," he added.

Initially, Dravid was roped in to coach India from late 2021 until the 2023 ODI WC, in mid-Nov. However, seeing India's dominance in the mega event despite ending as runners-up, the BCCI and captain Rohit insisted him to extend his tenure until the T20 WC, which kicked off in early June. The decision proved a masterstroke as Dravid-led coaching staff stayed and helped India win their first-ever ICC title after 11 years during the recently-heldT20 WC.