The former Indian legend Rahul Dravid also known as The Wall, is one of Indian cricket's greatest icons. He achieved remarkable milestones as a player and later guided India to the 2024 T20 World Cup win as head coach.
The legendary player Rahul Dravid revealed that in the early days of his career, he got appreciation from the fans. However, his main aim was to get praised by Indian legends like Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly.
In a podcast, Rahul Dravid recalled his memories of learning important things from the legend players like Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly while sharing the same dressing room with them.
"I don't think I was copying them, but certainly learning things from them as well, not only Laxman. It made my game a better game, sharing the dressing room and partnerships with Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly, VVS and even Gautam Gambhir for a while. You are learning from these guys, watching them prepare, play certain shots and how they go about doing certain things. And you are picking up stuff. You are being challenged and pushed by them," he revealed this in a podcast of Haal Chaal Aur Sawaal with Ashish Kaushik.
Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid are all legends of Indian cricket who scored many runs in different formats. Dravid said he wanted to earn respect from these stars, but he always wanted to create his own style instead of copying them.