Under Dravid, India has seen several young players making their way up to the senior side.
Rahul Dravid is one of the best batsmen to have graced the game of cricket. The Indian legend not only recognised as one of the best technically correct batsmen but also as one of the true gentlemen of the game.
'The Wall' as he was fondly known during his playing days is now nurturing young Indian players as the coach of the India A and Under-19 teams.
Under his metorship, India won the Under-19 World Cup also. In his two years at the helm of junior cricket, India has seen several young players making their way up.
While all these players have acknowledged the role Dravid has played in their development and progress, the man himself, as always, has never taken credit but terms it a privilege.
Talking to Network 18, Dravid reflected on his role in the development of India's next generation of players.
However, he added that a player's progress is their own journey and he never thinks that "he is doing a few things right" as a coach.
"No, I don't actually, it is their journey. I just feel privileged to be a part of it for a period of time. And I think it is actually a very critical period of time," Dravid said.
"I just feel privileged to be a part of that sort of stage in their lives in someways and get a chance to contribute to their journey..."
Players like Rishabh Pant, Hanuma Vihari, Prithvi Shaw and most recently Khaleel Ahmed have risen from the junior set-up to join the national team during Dravid's time.
He said that seeing players come through and perform well at the national stage, gives him a sense of satisfaction.
"When you see a young kid come through and perform the way they do, Rishabh does what he does or a Vihari did what he did, or young Khaleel Ahmed the other night. You know, you feel happy as a former cricketer because you have been through that before, you know what it is to be a young man and sort of starting your first steps in international cricket, it is not an easy time, it can be quite tough and can be quite difficult.
"To see some of them come through and the joy it brings to their faces and affects not only them but it affects their friends and so many things, it gladdens your heart so I might be a coach, but I am a fan in that sense of the word as well. When you see a young Indian talent come through, you feel good about it."
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