Former India captain Rahul Dravid said that learning when to switch off away from cricket played a crucial role in his career. In an inte...
Former India captain Rahul Dravid said that learning when to switch off away from cricket played a crucial role in his career.
In an interview with India’s women’s team coach WV Raman, Dravid spoke about the need to understand how to tone down the intensity away from the cricket field and how a stint with county side Kent in 2000 helped him achieve that.
Asked what three qualities he thinks are necessary to be successful as a cricketer, the former India A and Under-19 coach said it was important to have perseverance, the curiosity and inquisitiveness to constantly improve and, finally, the balance to handle the highs and lows during a career.
The legendary batsman also spoke about his vision for youngsters as part of the Under-19 and India A set-up, learning to focus for long periods of time, how he is as a parent and more in this interview.
Excerpts from the interaction below:
On getting to spend time with family during the lockdown...
I practised a lot to play in those 22 yards, we played a lot of cricket. But I am not sure I ever practised staying at home so much (laughs). From the age of 14, once we...
