Rahul Dravid's sweet gesture wins hearts; rejects additional prize money from BCCI

India's former head coach, Rahul Dravid, has done great things for the country. But this time, his gestures won the hearts for his simplicity and love towards his people. After BCCI announced the prize money for the Indian Cricket team, the division of money said Dravid would get INR 5 crores along with the team. However, Dravid denied the amount and further added that he would like to take the amount given to the other support staff. 

"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," said a BCCI source to the Hindustan Times.

The prize money was divided in such a manner that the 15-member squad received INR 5 crores. This includes the players who didn't even play a single match. Apart from these, the travel reserves also received INR 1 crore. This was a good initiative by the Board to show appreciation for the World Champions.

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After much anticipation and several reports and rumours, Jay Shah finally announced Gautam Gambhir as India's next head coach. Gambhir will take on the job from the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. There were many speculations regarding his selection, which weren't confirmed by the BCCI. 

Now that things are open, it will be fun to watch Gambhir back in the Indian team. He is one of the most hardworking people who will definitely transform the Indian team. He was the reason behind KKR's great title victory in the IPL 2024 after 10 years. Hence, the same will also be expected from him for the Men in Blue.