“The thing with him that …”: Rahul Dravid greets Rohit Sharma’s striking leadership

Former Indian head coach and cricket legend Rahul Dravid has praised the India’s ODI skipper Rohit Sharma. Celebrated for his leadership qualities and remarkable career, Rohit was praised by Dravid as one of the greatest Indian captains of all time. The duo also shared World Cup Glory and led India to the T20 World Cup title in 2024.

Rahul Dravid shows praise over the Captain of Rohit Sharma

In a recent conversation with Ravichandran Ashwin On the popular podcast ‘Kutti stories with ash“Dravid thought about his time with Rohit. He said it was a rewarding experience, and noticed that Rohit gave the team deep, was clear from the start about his vision and knew what was the most important thing for him. Dravid added that this clarity played a crucial role in shaping the captain coach, because he always believed that the team should bear the identity of the captain.

“It was really good. The thing with Rohit that I always felt was that he gave the team deep and he was very clear from the first day about how he wanted to run the team and what was important to him. And that is really important in every relationship between a captain and a coach. Dravid said.

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Dravid added that although a captain sometimes needs guidance to get clarity and understand what is needed, Rohit stood out because he was already very clear about his expectations. He knew how he wanted the team to function, the area would be built and the overall atmosphere would be maintained.

“Sometimes you have to help a captain to get that clarity and understanding what is needed. But with Rohit I thought he was very clear about what he wanted from the team, how he wanted the environment to be, how he wanted the atmosphere to be and how he wanted to run things,” “ Rahul said further.

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