The Indian cricket board (BCCI) shared a hyperlink of a heart-warming video of Dravid speaking about his time with the crew, his achievements and his disappointments.
Former India captain Dravid had left the worldwide stage as a participant with no World Cup win.And below Dravid the coach, India turned the No. 1 crew in each Assessments and ODIs with the T20 World Cup title victory coming because the icing on the cake.
Wanting again on the pivotal position he performed within the evolution of Indian cricket, Dravid says, “I would wish to consider that teaching is not only about teaching cricket. It is about teaching and constructing connections with individuals, creating proper atmosphere that enables success. I really feel that I am part of a crew whose duty is to create the correct skilled, protected, safe atmosphere that does not actually have a worry of failure as such however is difficult sufficient to push individuals. That has all the time been my endavour to try to create that.”
After the T20 World Cup title victory, India captain Rohit Sharma introduced his retirement from T20Is. A rookie Rohit, now 37, was a part of the primary T20 triumph when India beat arch-rivals Pakistan within the closing in Johannesburg in 2007.
Dravid stated he’ll miss Rohit as an individual extra than simply as a captain and participant who amassed runs and information.
“I’ve actually loved working with Rohit, he is somebody I knew as a younger boy, simply to see him develop as an individual, develop as a frontrunner in Indian cricket, what somebody like him has been in a position to contribute to the crew during the last 10-12 years, each as a participant and now as a frontrunner, has been an actual tribute to him and the hassle he has put in, the time he has put in. I’ve actually loved attending to know him as an individual as nicely, actually loved seeing his dedication, his care to the crew, simply to attempt to get the atmosphere proper, to try to make it an atmosphere the place everybody feels protected, safe, get pleasure from themselves, whereas it is also a really aggressive and knowledgeable atmosphere. It is one thing that I am going to miss, this reference to Rohit,” Dravid provides.
Dravid additionally praised Virat Kohli, who additionally known as time on his T20I profession and lauded the India famous person for his professionalism and dedication.
“With Virat, throughout his preliminary days I had solely a few collection with him as a captain, simply a few Check matches. However then simply attending to know him as nicely and simply to see the best way he goes about his enterprise, his professionalism that he continues to show, his want to enhance, his want to get higher, I feel it is merely fascinating for me to look at,” Dravid stated.
On the recollections that he’ll carry from his teaching stint, Dravid stated, “The sort of folks that I’ve had the pleasure of working with, my teaching employees, individuals who I’ve labored carefully with and the assist employees as nicely, the professionalism round them, I feel that for me is admittedly the fondest factor I am going to have. I do know there have been outcomes, we have had some good outcomes and a few outcomes haven’t been that straightforward, however that is half and parcel of being a coach and a cricket crew. However for me I feel the fondest reminiscence that I am going to take is the connections that I’ve constructed, the friendships that I’ve constructed, that’ll final lengthy after I overlook a number of the good outcomes and dangerous outcomes. And my household as nicely. Everybody invested within the Indian crew during the last two and a half years, I definitely have by being right here, however so has my household. Every outcome that the Indian crew has been part of, serves me very nice as nicely to see how my two younger boys have been concerned in each outcome. I’ve actually loved myself, I feel it has been an important studying expertise for me, I cherished connecting with the crew, I cherished connecting with the gamers, a few of them I’ve recognized earlier, having coached them in Underneath-19, India A having been there, I had already interacted with most of them earlier than having received right here. There have been some new ones as nicely I’ve received to know during the last two and a half years. Among the boys whom I began taking part in with like Rohit, Virat. For me to see how they’ve grown they usually’ve grow to be can also be very nice. Bought to know them slightly extra, personally, it has been fairly improbable. I’ve actually loved it, I am going to solely take nice recollections from my two and a half years right here with India.”
Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir is broadly reported to succeed Dravid as coach of the Indian crew.
