Sunil Gavaskar Urges India Authorities To Honour Rahul Dravid With Bharat Ratna

Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar stated it will be apt if Rahul Dravid is conferred with the Bharat Ratna by the Indian authorities. Dravid just lately wrapped up his two and a half 12 months teaching stint with the Indian workforce by way of 2024 T20 World Cup triumph within the West Indies. Underneath his teaching, India additionally completed up as runners-up in 2023 Males’s ODI World Cup and 2023 World Take a look at Championship closing, aside from successful Asia Cup in the identical 12 months. Dravid, the previous India captain who amassed 24,177 runs in worldwide cricket, had additionally been NCA head of cricket and even received 2018 U19 World Cup as the pinnacle coach.

“It could be apt if the Authorities of India honours him with the Bharat Ratna, for that is what he has actually been. Nice participant and captain of the nation with well-known away sequence wins within the West Indies when wins there actually meant one thing and likewise win in England being solely among the many three Indian captains to have received a Take a look at match sequence there, an exquisite expertise groomer in his earlier position of the chairman of the Nationwide Cricket Academy after which as coach of the senior workforce.

“Earlier within the 12 months, the Bharat Ratna was given to some leaders who had accomplished yeoman service to society. Even their most ardent supporters will agree that the affect they wielded was principally restricted to their social gathering and to the a part of the nation the place they got here from.

“Dravid’s achievements have given pleasure throughout all social gathering strains and throughout caste, creed, communities and introduced untold happiness to the entire nation. Absolutely, that deserves the very best accolade the nation can provide. C’mon all people, please be part of me in asking the Authorities to recognise one of many biggest sons of India. Bharat Ratna, Rahul Sharad Dravid. Sounds terrific, does not it?” wrote Gavaskar in his column for Mid-Day on Sunday.

He additionally lauded Dravid’s selfless perspective in his enjoying days, which has continued in his time as the pinnacle coach of the Indian workforce. “Through the time he was enjoying, Dravid did something that was requested of him. When an Indian wicket fell across the dying minutes of the day’s play, he would stroll out to bat.

“Not for him an evening watchman for the easy motive that if he, as a top-order batter, could not play these previous couple of minutes of the day, how can one anticipate a lower-order batter to take action? When requested to maintain wickets, he would accomplish that as a result of that helped the workforce think-tank choose an additional batter or bowler in keeping with the pitch and the opposition.

“That is the team-oriented perspective that he inculcated within the workforce and if that continues, then the Indian workforce will win many extra trophies and sequence. His calmness additionally would have rubbed off on the workforce as may very well be seen in the best way they stored their nerve within the shut video games in opposition to Pakistan and the ultimate when South Africa regarded like they had been operating away with the sport. He has left on a excessive with the gratitude of a cricket-crazy nation,” concluded Gavaskar.

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