Seven things to learn from Rahul Dravid

Take accountability

When BCCI formed the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) in June 2015, questions were asked why Dravid was not part of the committee comprising his peers and teammates Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman. A few days later, the answer came as BCCI announced RD as the coach for India A and India U-19 teams.

Dravid chose the coaching assignment which is more accountable than advisory one. The coach's success/failure is directly related to the performance of the team he is mentoring.

In his new role, his performance has been phenomenal! Under his guidance, India-A team tasted success in almost every series they played. India U-19 team's performance was even more appealing with the lads reaching finals in back to back editions of junior World Cup, 2016 and 2018, of-course emerging victorious in the latter very recently.

RD's mentoring has helped players like Karun Nair, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer in breaking into the national team. The junior boys like Ishan Kishan, Sarfaraz Khan and now Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill are getting ready to play in the bigger arena.

Learning Takeaway - In any profession, it would be better to assume a role with accountability. Though it has elements of risk associated with it, it helps to focus on the assignment and pushes oneself towards achieving results.