One of the reasons I'm on twitter is KD busting emotional myths with simple facts. The uncles outraging at him are the same who got upset at me 20 years ago for saying that lot was better from anyone in the 70s except Gavaskar. Saying Dravid was better than Vishy got em so angry!
https://twitter.com/cricketingview/status/1409079251119132673
Public losing their heads at @cricketingview for observing from clear evidence that this generation of a team is generally better than the previous generation, with the exception of an outlier. A fact that is true in every sport and pretty much every human endeavor!
I think Rahul Dravid would be the first to admit that he was nowhere as solid and self-assured and technically flawless as the myth makes him out to be. Dude worked hard at it. Just like Pujara and Rahane do today. And he had many loose dismissals and lapses of concentration too.
I've watched pretty much every single ball of Rahul Dravid's test career on TV and a few in person. Which means I watched him grow. Dude is an all time great. But so much of this senti narrative is so at odds with my memories from the 90s and 00s.
But regardless of these individual comparisons, the simple fact is that Pujara, Rahane grew up idolizing Dravid and have even been mentored by him. If they are better than him, it's because of him. Like he was better than Vishy because he grew up watching and studying Vishy.
Basically, bros, you don't have to be zealous defenders of Dravid to prove your status as knwldgbl fans. His record stands for itself. He will be the coach next month anyway. And will be praying the most they do better than him!
Pujara, Rahane, Kohli, Ashwin, Ishant, Jadeja etc will get their due from desi uncles in 2041 when people now young will get upset at some objective observation about players in 2041 being better than players in 2021 barring an outlier. @cricketingview
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