Fans praise Rahul Dravid as he refuses additional ₹2.5 crore from BCCI, call him 'humble'

Who doesn't like Rahul Dravid? The man who has served the nation in cricket is unmatched. From being a player nicknamed 'The Wall' to, after retirement, coaching the U19 batch of youngsters instead of doing something fancy, his commitment is unwavering.

Later, when he was offered the chance to coach the Indian senior team, he took the job and performed with such grace that the Men in Blue won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. People simply fell even more in love with the departing head coach when he declined to accept the extra ₹2.5 crore that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was offering the winning squad.

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Dravid announced that he would accept the same portion of the winning money as his other support staff members. A BCCI source said, as reported by the Hindustan Times said, "Rahul wanted the same bonus money (₹2.5 crore) as the rest of his support staff (bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, fielding coach T Dilip, and batting coach Vikram Rathore). We respect his sentiments."

Soon after this news went viral, fans took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to praise him, calling it a 'humble gesture.'

As per the board-established distribution system, each of the 15 players from India's winning team and Dravid were to get ₹5 crore out of the total prize money of ₹125 crore. The selectors and the squad's travelling members will split ₹1 crore between them, while the support personnel will receive ₹2.5 crore apiece. 

He had done a similar gesture in 2018 when serving as the head coach of India's U-19 World Cup winning squad. Upon learning that Dravid would receive ₹50 lahks for his stature, ₹20 lahks for each member of the support crew, and ₹30 lakhs for each player, he refused to accept the formula. As a result, Dravid and the other members of the coaching staff received a revised list of cash prizes totalling ₹25 lakhs.

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