Captain of Team Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan says, “Rahul Dravid is one of my childhood idols"
Shakib Al Hasan, who is the captain of the Bangladesh Cricket Team, unveiled his great appreciation for the head coach of team India, Rahul Dravid, calling him one of my childhood idols". Among the world's premier all-round cricketers, he upheld the Indian batting legend as one of his heroes from the days he was growing up in Bangladesh and aspiring to achieve heights at the international stage.
During a pre-match special interaction with the host broadcaster before the opening match of his team for the ICC World Cup 2023 against Afghanistan in Dharamshala, he talked about Dravid. Shakib took time out to revisit his childhood days, where Dravid was one of the heroic figures he looked up to and treated as his inspiration.