This post just revolves on one particular cricketer whom I cherish and have the highest regards for. Yes, Rahul Dravid. The one and the only Wall of I could say of World Cricket.
Leading Commentators like Sunny would often quote " the most under celebrated cricketer of times".
To me Rahul epitomises this "Sucess is Simple once you accept how hard it is ". His was sheer hard work to such an extent that Rahul becomes now a synonym for hard work.
I am not as gifted or as knowledgable as Thomas Jefferson who once said " Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal ; nothing on Earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude ". The attitude of Rahul is the stand out aspect here.
Take this IPL 2013 for a check. Some of the cricketers of his age are merely playing on reputations and making more noises. Look at him, he plays, leads from the front, unflappable and still not makes any noise. He doesn't need to make such noises. His presence on the cricket field does not electrify the crowd as most other worthies or non worthies do. But when he is in the dressing room he commands utmost respect from his team mates and on the field he gets it from the opposition too. Ask the crowd which leaves the stadium after a match if they do not leave with that wow feeling of Dravid "oh what a personality".
I have never seen a cricketer in my era with so much of man management capabilities as Rahul has. He could spot a Sanju, could nurse a Binny, could help Cooper cope up with the pressure and make Shane Watson to bowl his quota of overs, allow Rahane to steal all the limelight and make the right statement of note to the selectors. He prefers to be in the zone of a starless team, no hype, no superstars but on the filed has eleven virual stars.
When Dravid holds back Watson till no.5 in the match against CSK, people said he has taken a gamble. If any of the other Star Captains had made this move it would have been hailed as a Master Strategy. People tend to laugh when he "states horses for courses" on the team composition but when others quip the same they are lauded as great planners. Very few people can laugh at themselves and here is Dravid. When the Naya Soch award was given to him ater the CSK-RR match he had a great laugh with a Why? behind it. In one of the earlier matches when Harsh Bhogle quizzed him of the nos rooting for him to play the next IPL he just quipped innocently 3 %. So much so for the man.
All his qualities could help us discover another Sir Alex Fergusson for Indian Cricket. He can be the best coach or manager for India for more than one reason and for all seasons. Wall is a wall strong enough to withstand this pressure too.
Leading Commentators like Sunny would often quote " the most under celebrated cricketer of times".
To me Rahul epitomises this "Sucess is Simple once you accept how hard it is ". His was sheer hard work to such an extent that Rahul becomes now a synonym for hard work.
I am not as gifted or as knowledgable as Thomas Jefferson who once said " Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal ; nothing on Earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude ". The attitude of Rahul is the stand out aspect here.
Take this IPL 2013 for a check. Some of the cricketers of his age are merely playing on reputations and making more noises. Look at him, he plays, leads from the front, unflappable and still not makes any noise. He doesn't need to make such noises. His presence on the cricket field does not electrify the crowd as most other worthies or non worthies do. But when he is in the dressing room he commands utmost respect from his team mates and on the field he gets it from the opposition too. Ask the crowd which leaves the stadium after a match if they do not leave with that wow feeling of Dravid "oh what a personality".
I have never seen a cricketer in my era with so much of man management capabilities as Rahul has. He could spot a Sanju, could nurse a Binny, could help Cooper cope up with the pressure and make Shane Watson to bowl his quota of overs, allow Rahane to steal all the limelight and make the right statement of note to the selectors. He prefers to be in the zone of a starless team, no hype, no superstars but on the filed has eleven virual stars.
When Dravid holds back Watson till no.5 in the match against CSK, people said he has taken a gamble. If any of the other Star Captains had made this move it would have been hailed as a Master Strategy. People tend to laugh when he "states horses for courses" on the team composition but when others quip the same they are lauded as great planners. Very few people can laugh at themselves and here is Dravid. When the Naya Soch award was given to him ater the CSK-RR match he had a great laugh with a Why? behind it. In one of the earlier matches when Harsh Bhogle quizzed him of the nos rooting for him to play the next IPL he just quipped innocently 3 %. So much so for the man.
All his qualities could help us discover another Sir Alex Fergusson for Indian Cricket. He can be the best coach or manager for India for more than one reason and for all seasons. Wall is a wall strong enough to withstand this pressure too.
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