"Solid Effort": How The Cricket Fraternity Reacted To India's First Series Win Under Rahul Dravid
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India vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I: Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma registered their first series win at the helm with a convincing performance in Ranchi in the second T20I.
Newly appointed Team India head coach Rahul Dravid got off to a winning start in his tenure as India defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in Ranchi to seal the three-match T20I series 2-0 on Friday. Along with Dravid, Rohit Sharma's permanent role as the T20I skipper of Team India got off in the right direction after the team's forgetful performance in the recently concluded 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman. Reactions to the debut series win under Dravid and Rohit came in from all quarters, including some current and former cricketers, as well as renowned cricket pundits. Solid effort from the team to seal the series! See you guys at Eden. @BCCI #IndVsNz #RP17 pic.twitter.com/C3BAtKwv8r This series feels a lot like this scene #INDvNZ #IYKYK pic.twitter.com/8oARplbqYO Pant completes win in gr8 style. Delightful chase, but the platform was set up by the bowlers, particularly R Ashwin and Harshal Patel who restricted NZ to 25-30 runs fewer than anticipated. Series in the bag allows Dravid and Rohit scope for experimentation in 3rd match Good series win for both Rohit and Rahul on their debut, in new roles #INDvNZ
India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant took to Twitter to express his feelings about the game and the series win. He swiftly pointed towards the final T20I game vs New Zealand, which is scheduled to be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 21.
Pant posted: "Solid effort from the team to seal the series! See you guys at Eden. @BCCI. #IndVsNz. #RP17."
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer posted a hilarious meme explaining how the series turned out to be one to forget for the visiting team. He did so in his unique style:
