Before I even started watching Rahul Dravid’s Breakfast with Champions interview, I knew it will be a challenge to pick out the best moments. And I was correct. Everything the man says is quote worthy and stuff you want to hear again and again.
I tried, though, and came up with these 13 moments that stood out for me.
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— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) July 5, 2019
1. So, everyone knows Dravid to be a good guy – because he is. Joking about his image, Dravid said he’d like to break it.
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2. Talking about the image, he was sad when Harbhajan Singh called him the ‘worst dressed’ in the team. Because he thinks he was the second worst, if at all.
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3. And then, of course, the all important title of ‘The Wall’ had to be discussed.
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4. Now you can’t talk to Dravid, without mentioning the Kolkata Test, 2001. He has a different take on it, though and doesn’t think he deserves the credit for winning the match for India.
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5. And then, he said this (tissues, please).
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6. Taking a dig, Gaurav then asked him about the ‘biggest achievement of his life’ and he had a funny response to that as well.
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7. Talking of achievements, humble as ever Dravid thinks one of the biggest pleasures of being a cricketer has been to get to know his idols.
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8. He also thinks that a lot of things worked out in his favour, because his start was a pretty modest one.
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9. From that to becoming the greatest Indian Test cricketer, Dravid has had quite a life. And now after retirement, he has decided to give something back to cricket by coaching young kids at U-19 level. Downside of it? Less time with his own kids.
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10. Gaurav then asked him how it was to play with Virendra Sehwag and the answer did not come as a surprise.
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11. As for Sachin…
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12. And Ganguly, of course.
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13. Ultimately, they discussed the only T20I Dravid has played, which is still very special to him.
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As I said in the beginning, everything he said in the interview is worth mentioning, so you might want to watch it for yourself. Here’s the video:
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