Dhaka: Indian skipper Rahul Dravid praised new cricket manager Ravi Shastri but said it was not proper to compare him with Greg Chappell and expect tangible differences from the new coaching staff in a short span.
"You can't go around comparing. People expect that in one-two days there will be tangible differences and we will be able to do a markedly different thing. I don't think it changes," Dravid told newspersons here on Wednesday.
"At the end of the day it is preparing people to play well. Earlier, Greg and his staff also tried to prepare us to play the game to the best of our ability. They tried to prepare us to play good cricket. That's what this coaching staff is also doing," Dravid said.
Shastri was appointed as stop-gap cricket manager after Greg Chappell quit as coach following India's dismal show in the World Cup.
The lanky former allrounder took over the reins of the team at a five-day conditioning camp in Kolkata before the Indian players flew to Banlgadesh for the ODI and Test engagements.
To assist Shastri, Venkatesh Prasad and Robin Singh have been named as bowling and fielding coaches respectively.
Dravid said there were varying theories and ways of playing the game, but they take time to evolve.
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