Throughout his teaching stint, India achieved important milestones, together with ending as runners-up in each the 2023 Males’s ODI World Cup and the 2023 World Check Championship last.Moreover, the group emerged victorious within the Asia Cup in the identical yr.
Previous to his function as the top coach of the senior group, Dravid had already made substantial contributions to Indian cricket. He served as the top of cricket on the Nationwide Cricket Academy (NCA) and led the Indian U19 group to victory within the 2018 U19 World Cup as their head coach.
With a powerful tally of 24,177 runs in worldwide cricket throughout his enjoying profession, Dravid’s affect on Indian cricket has been immense each on and off the sector.
“It could be apt if the Authorities of India honours him with the Bharat Ratna, for that’s what he has actually been. Nice participant and captain of the nation with well-known away sequence wins within the West Indies when wins there actually meant one thing and in addition win in England being solely among the many three Indian captains to have gained a Check match sequence there, a beautiful expertise groomer in his earlier function of the chairman of the Nationwide Cricket Academy after which as coach of the senior group.
“Earlier within the yr, the Bharat Ratna was given to some leaders who had achieved yeoman service to society. Even their most ardent supporters will agree that the affect they wielded was largely restricted to their celebration and to the a part of the nation the place they got here from.
“Dravid’s achievements have given pleasure throughout all celebration strains and throughout caste, creed, communities and introduced untold happiness to the entire nation. Certainly, that deserves the very best accolade the nation may give. C’mon everyone, please be part of me in asking the Authorities to recognise one of many best sons of India. Bharat Ratna, Rahul Sharad Dravid. Sounds terrific, doesn’t it?” wrote Gavaskar in his column for mid-day on Sunday.
Gavaskar praised Rahul Dravid’s unwavering dedication and selflessness all through his profession, each as a participant and now as the top coach of the Indian cricket group. Gavaskar highlighted Dravid’s willingness to place the group’s wants above his personal, recalling situations from his enjoying days.
“Not for him an evening watchman for the easy cause that if he, as a top-order batter, couldn’t play these previous few minutes of the day, how can one count on a lower-order batter to take action? When requested to maintain wickets, he would achieve this as a result of that helped the group think-tank choose an additional batter or bowler in line with the pitch and the opposition.
“That’s the team-oriented perspective that he inculcated within the group and if that continues, then the Indian group will win many extra trophies and sequence. His calmness additionally would have rubbed off on the group as might be seen in the way in which they saved their nerve within the shut video games towards Pakistan and the ultimate when South Africa seemed like they had been working away with the sport. He has left on a excessive with the gratitude of a cricket-crazy nation,” concluded Gavaskar.
