It is just about trying to help them to get to the next level: Dravid

Dravid is looking forward to work with the younger players

Former India Captain Rahul Dravid has said that he won’t be teaching the India A players since they would have already been successful to have reached that level. "There is no need for basic coaching at that level. You are looking for someone as the guiding factor or someone to create a good environment which helps to grow and share some of the experiences that we have," Dravid said during the convocation ceremony of the International Institute of Sports Management in Mumbai on Wednesday.

"My philosophy is not going to be teaching. I don't think you need to teach India A players how to play. They all know how to bat and bowl and they are there because they are successful. It is just about trying to help them to get to the next level."

He also made it clear that he wants to help the players get to that next level. "The selectors and the senior team management generally have a vision as to what sort of players they are looking to pick. Sometimes you pick young players in India A, sometimes you pick players who are looking to make a comeback and want to push for the national team. Sometimes you pick players depending on what future tours are in mind."

"So I think there are various parameters and you just can't decide these kind of players should be selected or that kind. I see my job as coaching the players they have selected and not in the selection side of things. My job is to coach the players and try to help them to get to the next level."

IPL experience will come in handy

Dravid admitted that his two-year stint with the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL as their mentor will help him in his new role. "The fact that I have spent a couple of years at Rajasthan Royals in the role of a mentor, I have seen the other side of what the sport is. I have always seen it as a player and I have spent many years as a player.”

"The couple of years that I spent outside in the management and the coaching side of things, there is a lot of learning that you get all the time, and the more you do it, the better you get. It is like playing. I am looking forward to it."