'Hope luck is with us this time': Dravid on India's chances of lifting WC

Rahul Dravid said India have been remarkably consistent to play three ICC finals in the last 12 months and the outgoing head coach hoped the combination of smart cricket and luck will land his side an elusive ICC title India have been the vastly superior team in the ongoing World Cup just like they were in the ODI World Cup at home last year where they faltered at the final hurdle against AustraliaNow Rohit and Co will face South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 final at the Kensington Oval hoping to win a global title after their triumph in the 2013 Champions TrophyIt is a good thing we have been consistently playing good cricket We have been in finals in all three formats and credit goes to the players If we play well and rub off the green our way we will surely win said Dravid who will be looking to end his tenure on a highWhen the trophy is on the line players tend to feel more pressure than usualBut in terms of mental preparation there is not much India can do with just a day separating the semifinal and finalAlso ReadBreak free from the chokers moniker will you pleaseThe team travelled to Barbados right after the semifinal in Guyana against England but Dravid said India are mentally ready for the matchldquoIn terms of our preparation weve just got one day in the middle so its unlikely were going to be having practice Its just about all the guys getting into ensuring that physically mentally tactically we are ready for the gamerdquoDravid underlined his sides preparedness for the T20 World Cup 2024 finalldquoThose are the things that we can control that we are fresh that weve looked after all our niggles if there are any Weve done all our tactical preparation and were mentally relaxed and excited and looking forward to the gamerdquoldquoWell be looking to do that in the next 24 hours and try and get ourselves in the right frame of mind to be able to play that gamerdquo said the former India captainAlso ReadHope springs eternalIn 2023 India lost the WTC final and ODI World Cup final to Australia Have they taken any lessons from those heartbreaking defeatsldquoNo nothing I thought we were very wellprepared in Ahmedabad ODI WC We ticked all the boxes and on that day the other team played better Thats part of the sport The other team thats coming there to play has also obviously reached the final because theyre a good team and theyre playing very good cricket as well So they have as much right to win it as we do but we hope that well play better cricket on the dayrdquo he saidIn their Super 8 opener here India were able to post 181 against Afghanistan on a pitch where playing on the up was toughDravid said they were looking to carry that knowledge into the match against South AfricaldquoYeah I mean just the fact that weve played a game in Barbados is nice Its nice that we have that familiarity of having played on that surface in the past But again I think its very hard to Were not going to get exactly the same wicket that we got last time I mean it can be different rightrdquoWith agency inputs