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Rahul Dravid signed off as India coach by lifting the T20 World Cup (BCCI)
From the dissapoint of the 2007 World Cup in West Indies as captain to coaching the Men in Blue to the T20 crown, Rahul Dravid’s Chek De! India arc.
India head coach Rahul Dravid, who is known for his calm and composed demeanour on and off the field, let his emotions show as he enthusiastically lifted the T20 World Cup trophy.
The Rohit Sharma-led India pipped South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling final at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday to win their second T20 World Cup title after 2007. India became the first team to win the title while staying unbeaten throughout the tournament.
Dravid went all out with his emotions and was seen cheering at the top of his voice on the podium while lifting the trophy following the medal ceremony. It is to be noted that it was Dravid’s last day at the office as his contract ends with the culmination of the T20 World Cup.
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Under Dravid’s mentorship, India played three consecutive ICC finals including the World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup last year. India failed to outdo Australia on both occasions and had to wait for the coveted silverware until Barbados.
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Wasim Jaffer took to social media to post a video from the movie ‘Chak De! India’, where the character portrayed by Shah Rukh Khan, has tears in his eyes.
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Dravid’s journey can be compared to the character in the movie, who also had a redemption arc throughout the narrative.
He was the captain of the side that crashed out in the group stage back in 2007 and that too in the West Indies. Having not won a world cup as a player, Dravid went on to fulfil his desire by guiding an India U-19 team to the trophy in 2018 and came close to replicating the feat with the senior team at the 2023 ODI World Cup last year when they lost in the final. But on Saturday, Dravid signed off as the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team by lifting the 2024 T20 World Cup and that too in the West Indies.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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