This is an archive article published on March 23, 2023
‘I offered my services to Rahul Dravid’: Laxman Sivaramakrishnan claims Team India coach denied it out of respect
In response to a query on Twitter, Sivaramakrishnan wrote, "I offered my services to Rahul Dravid and he said that I was too senior to him, to be working under him with the spinners."
Rahul Dravid on the left and Laxman Sivaramakrishan on the right. (FILE) Former Indian cricketer Laxman Sivaramakrishnan claimed that he offered to work with Rahul Dravid as part of the Indian coaching team however, the latter denied it out of respect as the leg-spinner was too senior to him.
In response to a query on Twitter, Sivaramakrishnan wrote, “I offered my services to Rahul Dravid and he said that I was too senior to him, to be working under him with the spinners.”
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The leg-spinner played nine Tests for India and picked up 26 wickets at an average of 44.03. However, he was a force to reckon with domestic cricket with 154 wickets in 76 first-class matches. He has been working as a commentator for cricket matches in recent times.
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