Rahul Dravid, the former Indian captain and the present India A, and Under-19 coach hugely concerned on, the impact of the present Indian captain Virat Kohli, on the younger generation. As according to the former, Virat's approach was outrageous at times.
With pointing out the impact of Virat on the young generation, Dravid also backed him, as it is authentic for Indian Captain, to be aggressive on and off the field, which brings the best out of him.
"I think the game is still about performance. So let's not take that way from someone like Kohli," Dravid said at the Bangalore Literature Festival on Sunday as per quoted by ESPNcricinfo. "That's his personality. People have asked me, 'Why didn't you behave like that?' But that's not what got the best out of me. I would have been inauthentic to myself if I had tried to put tattoos and behave like Virat.
Dravid also, added,"Sometimes, especially before an Australia series, you'll find Virat saying the most outrageous things. And I read the paper and cringe at times. But then I think back, maybe he actually wants that contest. He wants that lip on the field because that gets the best out of him. Now that might not be everyone's cup of tea. But at the end of the day, he's got to do what gets the best out of him. Ajinkya Rahane is very different and he gets the best out of himself by doing different things. I think being authentic to yourself is very, very important.
"If engaging in a contest, sometimes needling the opposition, is getting the best out of Virat - and it certainly is because his level of performance is second to none in the world today - then so be it. You can't blame him for it.”
However, Dravid concern is about the younger generation, who idealize Virat, as their sporting hero, may lose their authentic self, if they start to replicate, Virat's personality without realizing it.
"What worries me a little bit is a lot of that gets translated into junior cricket. That's the scary thing for me, not so much what Virat does. Kids at 12, 13, 14 want to become the next Virat Kohli, not realising that maybe that's not authentic to who they are."
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