Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq applauded former India cricketer Rahul Dravid's influence on the Team India after they registered a historic win against Australia and this was their second successive Test series win in Australia. Inzamam further added that the Dravid had played a key role in the development of the youngsters like Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj.
"This journey from Under-19 to India A, and from India A to the national team, I realised that they guys improved their base through none other than Rahul Dravid. Dravid's strength...the reason why he was called 'The Wall' is because he had a strong defence. He could play in every condition, was mentally so strong that he could adjust himself in any position. Dravid worked with these players to make them mentally tough," said Inzamam-ul-Haq in a video posted on his Youtube channel.
While under Dravid's coaching the Indian team won the under-19 World Cup in 2016 and 2019, players like Pant, Washington Sundar, Gill and Prithvi Shaw came in the limelight along with others. Meanwhile, Siraj, Saini, Vihari, and Agarwal have also worked with Dravid as part of the India A team.
"After losing the first Test and Virat (Kohli) going back, to win the Melbourne Test and taking it to the decider without four of your main players who were injured, I think it was all Dravid's doing. More than technique, he tried to make them The Wall as well, who could play in every condition. Dravid trained them, which these players have benefited from," further added Inzamam.