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Legendary West Indies batter wants Indian head coach Rahul Dravid to have specific plan for their superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the T20 World Cup 2024.
"Sometimes when you have a team with a lot of superstars, you forget the plan and you believe that the superstars can do it. They just have to turn up. Sometimes you may feel, as a coach, intimidated, telling Sir Vivian Richards or Virat Kohli, you know exactly what you expect of them," Lara told PTI.
Lara recounted the dilemma West Indies faced when selecting squad for ODI World Cup in 1987 when the Viv Richards-led side failed to reach the semifinals. However, he wants Dravid to back the experienced players.
"First of all, in terms of the players that were selected in the squad, let me start by saying that that's a dilemma that a lot of countries have faced in the past. The West Indies in 1988 (1987 actually) is one example," he said.
"Obviously when you have such great players, you want to stick to that experience because you feel that they can do it and there's nothing wrong with it," he said referring to top-order batters Kohli and Rohit.
Lara wants Dravid to have a solid plan and does not want to criticise the former Indian captain.
"You've got a lot of exciting young players coming out and you also have that sort of conundrum. India have gone with a team that has experience. My advice, and it's not my criticism, it's my advice, to Rahul Dravid is to make sure and have a plan," the 55-year-old stated.
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Lara on Rinku missing out the World Cup squad
Lara did not question Rinku Singh's ommision from the world cup squad and backed India to end the ICC trophy drought.
"The team is capable of winning the World Cup. Yes, it's a team that have maybe a couple of youngsters missing because of the situation. But I still believe that if they plan properly. India could win the World Cup," he further added.
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