Team India head coach Rahul Dravid dealt with some unusual questions during the T20 World Cup 2024 press conference ahead of the Afghanistan clash on Thursday.

Dravid was quizzed by a reporter about the 1997 Test in Barbados. Incidentally, the Team India Test legend doesn’t hold a great batting record in Barbados and was seemingly irked by the question.

Reporter: “Rahul, you as a player, you have played here. Not the best memories of the 97 Test?”

Dravid: “Geez, thanks a lot buddy! I have had some other decent memories here as well.”

Reporter: “That is actually my question. A chance for you to probably make new and much better memories tomorrow?”

Dravid: “God man! I am not trying to make new anything man!

Dravid was a part of the Team India squad in the 1997 Barbados Test. He scored 78 runs in the first innings and 2 in the second. Team India clinched victory by 38 runs in Bridgetown.

The Team India head coach continued by saying that he is not looking back at the ’97 Barbados Test and is only focused at the task in hand.

“I move on from things very quickly. That’s one of my things. I don’t look back on things. I try and look at what I am doing now, at the moment. I am not concerned about what happened in 97 or some other year.

“By winning this… you know. If you had told me that by winning this, we would have not scored 80-odd and scored 121, then I would be bothered. But, even if we win this match tomorrow, unfortunately, that is still going to remain 80 on the scorecard, however much I try and will it. No I don’t think about any retribution. I move on from things. What’s in front of me, good or bad?

“I don’t think of myself much as a player anymore. Yeah, just move on. Focus on tomorrow, and try and get a good result tomorrow,” he said in the press conference.