Rahul Dravid slammed by Salman Butt for ‘frequent’ talk on combinations: ‘Pehle series toh jeeto!’

Butt
has
reacted
to
Dravid’s
comments
ahead
of
the
third
ODI
against
Australia
in
which
he
stated
that
the
management
would
be
clear
about
the
squad
for
2023
World
Cup
after
the
conclusion
of
IPL
2023.

“Probably
not
going
to
get
too
many
more
games
in
our
conditions.
We
had
the
opportunity
to
play
in
these
conditions
which
is
great.

Yeah,
coming
out
of
the
IPL
to
a
large
extent
we
are
pretty
clear
about
the
kind
of
squad
and
the
players
we
want.
We
have
narrowed
it
down
to
17-18
players,”
Dravid
told
media
people
on
Tuesday.

Reacting
sharply
to
the
comments
form
Dravid,
Butt
suggested
that
the
Indian
coach
should
first
focus
on
winning
the
series
against
Australia
and
focus
on
solving
the
top-order
woes
of
the
team.

“Rahul
Dravid
said
that
they
will
keep
trying
different
combinations.
Pehle
series
toh
jeeto!
Badalna
toh
irrelevant
hai
(First
win
the
series!
Changing
combinations
is
irrelevant).

We’ve
to
see
how
you
solve
your
batting
concerns
first.
All
this
talk
about
team
combinations
this
is
were
the
confusion
starts.
How
much
do
you
want
to
change?”
Butt
said
on
his
YouTube
channel.

“At
this
moment,
all
the
conversations
should
be
around
the
third
ODI
and
how
to
win
it.
If
someone
asks
a
different
question,
you
can
say
that
it
has
got
nothing
to
do
with
the
match.
He
has
talked
a
lot
about
combinations,
this
shouldn’t
be
so
frequent,”
Butt
added.

India’s
batting-order
collapsed
in
the
first
two
ODIs
against
Australia.
In
the
first
match
in
Mumbai,
India
lost
four
wickets
for
39
runs
while
chasing
189.

In
the
second
match
the
hosts
were
bundled
out
for
117
–
their
four
lowest
total
in
a
home
ODI
match.
They
lost
the
match
by
10
wickets
and
234
balls
remaining.
The
defeat
was
India’s
biggest
in
terms
of
balls
remaining.

Notably,
India
will
be
hosting
the
2023
World
Cup
in
October-November
this
year.