Former India captain and coach Rahul Dravidhas shared an interesting story regarding Team India Test captain Shubman Gill. Dravid, who coached Gill as a part of Team India, worked with the youngster while
coaching India’s U-19 side as well. In 2018, India’s U-19 team lifted the trophy under Prithvi Shaw’s captaincy and Dravid’s leadership. Gill played an instrumental role in the success as he notched up 372 runs in five innings of six games and emerged as the second highest run-scorer in the tournament.
Recently, Rahul Dravid had a chat with former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who runs his show "Kutti Stories" on YouTube. Dravid reveals Gill used to be popular when he met the youngster while coaching the junior team. He said, "Shubman Gill was the obvious one, along with Prithvi Shaw. Many people discovered Shubman Gill because everywhere I went, all I heard was 'Shubman Gill, whoa, this player Shubman Gill.'"
"And it's true, when you come through this Indian system, where you are a special player like Vaibhav (Suryavanshi) or (Ayush) Mhatre, they have been through so many coaches and scouts. Before I actually saw Shubman Gill, about six people had told me there's this kid called Shubman Gill, and that he's a very good player and things like that," Rahul Dravid added.
Rahul Dravid became second Team India coach to win T20 World Cup
In June 2024, Rahul Dravid became the second Team India coach to win the T20 World Cup. Under his guidance, India beat teams such as South Africa, England, Australia, and Pakistan to lift the trophy in the international T20 extravaganza held in the West Indies and the United States (US).
Before the success, Dravid also led India to the finals of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 played at The Oval and World Cup 2023 held in India. Currently, he is associated with Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
