A Blunt Take of Ravichandran Ashwin’s #DoItForDravid Campaign for the T20 World Cup Final
The tenure of Rahul Dravid as head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team will come to an end after Saturday’s T20 World Cup final against South Africa in Barbados. Under his leadership, India has had a remarkable run across formats but has failed to clinch an ICC trophy. Ahead of his departure, a campaign is being run for Dravid on social media, saying that Team India must say a memorable farewell to him by winning the T20 World Cup. The #DoItForDravid campaign has garnered a lot of attention leading up to the final against the Proteas.
Reacting to the trend, Dravid played down the narrative, saying that it’s against his values. The former captain of the Indian cricket team insisted he wanted to win the T20 World Cup for the nation.
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Reacting to his remarks, veteran cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin heaped praise on Dravid for turning down the narrative.
Ashwin suggested that building narratives for an individual in a team sport can disrupt the environment inside the dressing room.
Ashwin reacted to a video on X, “Narratives of building it up for someone in a team sport is the worst thing that can happen for a healthy team environment. I know this man really well, and despite being offered the narrative, he turns it down in a classy manner. Let’s fight once more.”