Updated On: 28 January, 2026 08:06 AM IST | Bengaluru | Agencies
Former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid believes India will start the upcoming T20 World Cup as favourites, pointing to their impressive 80 per cent success rate in recent years. Speaking at the launch of R Kaushik’s book on Rohit Sharma in Bengaluru, Dravid said India are playing T20 cricket at a different level and are strong contenders

Rahul Dravid (left) and author R Kaushik at KSCA, Bengaluru
Former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid believes India are favourites for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
“India are playing T20 cricket at a different level. They have had an 80 per cent success rate in the last few years, which is amazing in a format that has so many ups and downs. They clearly start as favourites and will make it to the semi-finals,” Dravid said at a function to release author R Kaushik’s book on Rohit Sharma titled, The Rise of the Hitman, at the Karnataka State Cricket Association, on Tuesday.