An ex-teammate tells Rahul Dravid’s hitherto untold story, which includes the quote “Not Gonna Travel 6.5 Hours To Bat For 3 Hours”

On January 11, 2023, Rahul Dravid reached the age of 50, making him one of the most accomplished batters in the history of Indian cricket.

Hemang Badani, a former batter for India, shared a hitherto untold story about the current head coach of the Indian cricket team while well-wishes were pouring in from all corners of the Indian cricketing spectrum.

While fans of cricket have watched Dravid destroy the bowlers of the opposing team with his rock-solid defence, not many people are aware of his heroics in the Chennai league, which is where the batter would go and just bat for hours on end.

“He was living in Bangalore while all of this cricket action was taking place in Chennai. And he used to make the trip to Chennai to compete in the highly competitive Chennai league, which is widely considered to be one of the most successful leagues in India.

He would come in here and crank out hundreds after hundreds. Every single game And I was someone who was skilled, but I used to do things like loft the ball.

Get out there and away from there. Getting out long off the ground and such such activities, lofting “In a video that was uploaded and released by the IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad, Badani said the following.

In a later portion of the movie, Badani explained how even after scoring a century, Dravid would not deviate from the way he played the game.

“The ball would never leave the court when Rahul was in control of it. At one point I said, Rahul you have got one 100, you have two, you got four, you’ve got 5.

What in the devil could be going on, Rahul? Do you not have any fun? Would you mind giving something else a shot while you’re here?” Badani related the story of an incident involving a humorous exchange with Dravid.

Badani, who was the one who revealed Dravid’s response to the question, stated that the legendary batter would come out to play with a definite mindset, which is to bat for 5 hours, because he had travelled for 6-6.5 hours before to the game.

“He said Hemang, it’s fairly simple for me. I ride the train during the night. In those days, there were no aeroplanes, and the few that did exist were extremely costly.

I ride the train during the night. I travel for six to six and a half hours. I am not going to put in so much effort travelling and then come back after 6.5 hours to bat for only three hours.

I plan to be at the plate for five hours in an effort to score a hundred. And for me, it’s as straightforward as that. If I am going to be travelling a lot and playing the game at the same time, I had best make sure that I am there for at least five hours “Additionally, Badani disclosed.

“One additional thing that he mentioned was that when you bat in the nets, you do so for around 20 minutes. After that, what are your next steps as a batter? I’ll continue to bat for another minute, and I’ll continue to bat for another five balls. You have another ten balls available to you.

Please allow me to bat for another five balls, and my teammate, if you could bowl me another ten balls. Thank you.

He told me that if I achieve 100, I’m going to be batting 150 balls or 170 balls. Why shouldn’t I go ahead and play? If that is not possible, I will have to beg the bowlers in the nets. He would never get out, “In conclusion, he said.