Sourav Ganguly Opens Up On Comparisons Between Ravi Shastri & Rahul Dravid

Sourav Ganguly had played an instrumental role in bringing in Rahul Dravid as team India's head coach, replacing Ravi Shastri after the T20 World Cup 2021

Sourav Ganguly, Photo Courtesy: AFP

New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly believes that his former teammate Rahul Dravid has all the qualities to succeed as an Indian coach. Ganguly feels Dravid's "intense, meticulous and professional" attitude are just the ingredients a coach needs to be successful in the high-pressure India job, PTI reported.

"He (Dravid) is as intense, as meticulous and as professional as he was during his playing days," Ganguly told PTI on the sidelines of a promotional event on Saturday.

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"The only difference is that now he does not have to bat at No. 3 for India which I feel was harder since he had to face the best bowlers of the world which he also did exceptionally well for a long period of time," he added.

"As a coach also he (Dravid) will do a remarkable job as he honest and he has the talent.

Ganguly had played an instrumental role in bringing in Rahul Dravid as team India's head coach, replacing Ravi Shastri after the T20 World Cup 2021.

"He will make mistakes as everybody does but as long as you try doing the right things you will achieve success more than others," Ganguly said.

Ganguly, however, refused to compare Dravid with his Shastri.

"They are different people with different personalities. One is at you all the time which is his strength while the other will quietly do his job inspite of being one of the greatest of all time," Ganguly said.

"No two people will be successful the same way."

(With PTI Inputs)