Rahul Dravid and Vinod Kambli. (Photo Source – Twitter/X)
An old video of Rahul Dravid reflecting on the career of Vinod Kambli resurfaced on the internet. The former legendary batter and 2024 T20 World Cup-winning coach shared his opinion on how people should judge talent in the long run and takes the former India batter as an example in the video which has gone viral on social media.
There have been a lot of talented players who have made a mark in international cricket and have gone on to have successful careers. However, there have also been players who have not gone on to have a lot of success. One of the players was Vinod Kambli who was regarded as one of the most talented batters in Indian cricket during his prime but was not able to make a huge impact. The recent health developments of the former India cricketer have also got some of the fans worried.
Old Dravid video on Kambli resurfaces
There were many challenges that Kambli faced during his career and there are a lot of people thinking about how the life of a once talented and flamboyant cricketer has not reached great heights in the sport. There have been many reasons given by people why Kambli could not be successful and one of the causes was shared by Rahul Dravid in an old video.
“Vinod’s probably been one of the nicest guys that I’ve met. Vinod had an incredible ball-striking ability. I remember a game in Rajkot, Vinod got 150 against (Javagal) Srinath, and Anil (Kumble). It was incredible. First ball Anil came onto bowl, he hit him straight into the stone wall,” said Dravid in an interview to ESPNcricinfo.
Watch the video below –
Feel like posting this today.
Trust Rahul Dravid to say this so beautifully.Video courtesy – cricinfo. pic.twitter.com/bHjKCTHjSs
— Bishontherockz (@BishOnTheRockx) December 4, 2024
Not only that but Dravid also added further as to why Kambli might have failed despite being so talented.
“Maybe he didn’t have the talent in the other areas to understand what it took to be an international cricketer, to deal with the stress and the pressure. I can only guess but maybe Sachin had that much more,” Dravid added.