The former Indian skipper got to sign off from his two-and-a-half-year coaching stint on a high as India won the T20 World Cup for the second time with a thrilling seven-run win over South Africa at the Kensington Oval on June 29.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Someone like Virat (Kohli). Just a couple of series with him as a captain and just a couple of Test matches, but I was getting to know him as well, just to see how he goes about his business and the professionalism that he continues to display, his desire to improve and get better. It's been fascinating for me to watch.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I have really enjoyed working with Rohit (Sharma). He is someone whom I knew as a young boy and I just to grow him as a person and grow as a leader in Indian cricket and what someone like him wanted to contribute to the team over the last 10-12 years, both as a player and now as a leader. It's been a real tribute to him and the effort and time that he has put in.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I have really enjoyed seeing his commitment and care to the team just to try and get the environment right where everyone feels safe, enjoys themselves while it's a very competitive and professional environment. It's something I'll miss, as well as some of his connections and with Rohit,\" said Dravid in a video posted on bcci.tv.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dravid also delved into why results are secondary to him in his coaching career. \u201cAs a coach at the end of the day my job is to help the captain deliver his vision, his philosophy of how he wants the team to play. I don\u2019t really like talking more about results. Yes results are important. I am in a business that runs on results.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think results are the factor of many things. When you are constantly rotating players and the kind of number of players you will have to play in spite of that the kind of results we got in these past months have given me more satisfaction,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dravid further opened up on his coaching philosophy and why he is a firm believer in coaching being more about creating a safe environment instead of running after results. \u201cI like to believe that coaching is not just about coaching cricket. This is about building connections with the people and creating right environment that allows for success.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI feel that I am a part of the team whose responsibility is to create the right professional, safe, secure environment that really doesn\u2019t have fear of failure as such but its challenging enough to push people. That is always been my endeavour to try and create that atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI am someone who likes continuity in life. I don\u2019t like chopping and changing too many things because I think that creates a lot of instability and doesn\u2019t create a very good environment. The vision of course is to win a cricket game. You try to win as much as you can. But I always look back to the fact that what is it that leads to the winning?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI feel that I am a part of the team whose responsibility is to create the right professional, safe, secure environment that really doesn\u2019t have fear of failure as such but its challenging enough to push people. That is always been my endeavour to try and create that atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n