7 incidents which prove Rahul Dravid has a heart of gold

#5 Helped a Paralympian when it mattered the most

Sharath Gayakwad was helped to a large extent by Dravid

Sharath Gaikwad is a budding Indian Paralympic swimmer from Bangalore. Once in his career, he was in a dilemma whether to quit swimming or not. India’s wall Rahul Dravid seemed to be the perfect remedy for his confusion. He had talks with Sharad and explained him on how to handle pressure by giving examples from his career.

The swimmer went on to win 6 medals at the 2014 Asian Games with 1 silver and 5 bronze. This incident took place as a part of the GoSports Foundations in 2014, where he was a member of the board of advisors for Indian athletes who would represent India at the Olympics and Paralympics in the future.