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Rahul Dravid's Humility Grips Pakistan After Mohammad Hafeez's Selfie With 'The Wall'


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To talk of Rahul Dravid's ability tells only half the story. He exhibited greatness at its most humble and is one of the most impressive men to ever play the game. Dignified, fair-minded, eloquent, gentle, yet tougher than we will ever realise. A selfless cricketer and down-to-earth human being who always did and said the right things; the kind of man you'd want your son to grow into.

That's Rahul Dravid in a queue with his kids at a science exibhition.
No show off;
no page 3 attitude;
no celebrity airs;
no "do you know who I am?" looks;
Queueing just like any other normal parent... really admirable... pic.twitter.com/NFYMuDqubE

— South Canara (@in_southcanara) November 23, 2017

Greatness was not handed to him; he pursued it diligently, single-mindedly. Though he was technically sound, Dravid did not have the brutal audacity of Virender Sehwag, the poetic elegance of Laxman, the unfathomable enduring genius of Sachin Tendulkar or even the sublime cover drive of Ganguly.

What he did have was substance; one that aided the Indian team in crunch situations and allowed Dravid to establish his reputation as a miracle worker. Now almost six years after his retirement, the substance that once reflected in his batting and character, has transformed Dravid into a mentor who is busy shaping up young minds in cricket.

Rahul DravidInstagram/@johncena

Currently coaching the Indian U-19 team, Dravid was travelling with the youngsters for the ICC World Cup to New Zealand when he ran into Pakistani cricket star Mohammad Hafeez on the flight. Hafeez was travelling with his teammates for the limited-overs series in New Zealand.

And given the reputation and high regard for Dravid in cricket fraternity, there's no way Hafeez was going to let 'The Wall' go without a quick selfie. The Pakistani all-rounder clicked a photo with the Indian batting legend and shared it on Twitter.

Met with a man called THE WALL in cricket RAHUL bhai @Im_Dravid he is a great human being always there to talk about cricket & helping u out , honoured to play with him in the Feild & always pleasure to meet U , stay blessed pic.twitter.com/vCyDwM34YY

— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) 28 December 2017

"Met with a man called THE WALL in cricket RAHUL bhai @Im_Dravid he is a great human being always there to talk about cricket & helping u out, honoured to play with him in the Feild & always pleasure to meet U, stay blessed," Hafeez tweeted.

Despite ending his career and continuing to maintain a low profile, Dravid remains one of the most respected cricketers in the history of the sport. And, as soon as Hafeez tweeted the photographs, the tweets that followed from the Pakistani fans highlighted the kind of goodwill Dravid enjoys across the globe.

Dravid is a great cricketer but also a great person. Humble man

— Rasheed shakoor (@rasheedshakoor) 29 December 2017


Such a fabulous player and a great human being.... @AzharAli_ should learn something from him.

— khan sb (@kaab001) 29 December 2017


One of the greatest batsman cricket ever have

— Farrukh Shameer (@shooby367) 29 December 2017


Rahul is a true gentleman of cricket. Great character

— Faheem Tareen (@jeans19) 29 December 2017


Hafeez bhai take some batting tips from him

— Aqib Mansoor (@AqibMansoor5) 29 December 2017

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