Overview
- Dravid, speaking on Wisden’s The Scoop podcast this week, said Indian sport needs heroes and that superstardom follows match-winning performances.
- His view runs counter to head coach Gautam Gambhir’s call to stop celebrating personal milestones and to keep all praise centered on the team.
- Dravid addressed the Test dip and said the exits of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and R Ashwin created hard-to-fill gaps.
- He said today’s heavy white-ball schedule gives players less time to prepare for Test cricket, which makes switching formats tougher.
- The remarks come as India holds recent ICC titles in white-ball cricket but also carries home Test series losses to New Zealand in 2024 and South Africa in 2025.