India win U19 World Cup 2018: 4 factors that showed Rahul Dravid's influence on India's U-19 team 

#1 Focus

Rahul Dravid is the quintessence of focus. During his career, he focused only on the game. Fan and media pressure, fame and the money never distracted Dravid from his task of winning games for India. It seems like Dravid has passed on this extraordinary skill of his to all the U-19 team members of India.

The IPL auction 2018 took place on the 27th and 28th of January, just three days prior to the all-important semi-final clash with the arch-rivals Pakistan. Like the previous auctions, this auction too proved to be a fortune-changer for many.

Amongst these were the four members of the current U-19 Indian team who became overnight millionaires. Fiery fast bowlers Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi, India U-19 Captain Prithvi Shaw and vice-captain Shubhman Gill were the ones who bagged IPL contracts.

To keep these excited young individuals focused on the World Cup semi-final clash was a tough task but Dravid did it perfectly with all four players mentioned above performing exceedingly well.