‘Can’t bring the boys up here, too risky walking on stones’ – Rahul Dravid and Indian team management set to rocking adventure in Triund

The Indian Cricket Board has given the Indian cricket team players and team management two days of leisure ahead of their next match against England on 29 October at the Bharat Ratna Shi Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The Indian team recently defeated New Zealand by five wickets in Dharamsala on 22 October in the ODI World Cup 2023. 

Considering a weeklong gap between the two matches, the players have taken two leisure days to relax their bodies. The team’s head coach Rahul Dravid led the team management for a trekking adventure in Triund, which is a little away from McLeod Ganj in Himachal Pradesh. 

Rahul Dravid and Vikram Rathour on Indian cricket team management’s trekking trip 

“Superb view coming up to Triund. Just getting here, you are going up the mountain, climbing. It’s a challenging trek, I must admit it. Once you come here, the views are breathtaking, spectacular”, said the team’s head coach Rahul Dravid.  

“Unfortunately, we can’t bring the boys up here, a bit too risky walking on those stones. But hopefully, one day when they are not playing (any tournament), I would love for some of the boys to come here and experience this”, added Dravid. 

“We are at Triund. Started from a place called Galu. It’s beyond McLeod Ganj. When you are climbing up, the last half-an-hour trek is a little hard, but the moment it opens up, everything is worth it,” said Vikram Rathour.

Talking about preserving such naturally beautiful places, Dravid added: “There are so many places that are so rich in nature, diversity, places that we can explore, that are still so beautiful and untouched. I hope that we keep it that way and pass on to our next generations for them to enjoy and come and have these walks. I would love my children to do this one day”, he added.