Forever considered the "good boy" of Indian cricket, Rahul Dravid told Gaurav Kapur back in 2019 why he felt imprisoned in this image.
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00:00You were called the sexiest sportsman of India
00:04Really? Was I?
00:06You beat Yuvraj Singh at the time
00:08Really?
00:08Yes
00:09Oh my god, that must rank is probably one of the greatest achievements ever
00:13That's the image I want
00:14That I'm human, I'm gonna make mistakes
00:15So don't blame me when I make mistakes
00:22So how does good boy?
00:23Good boy thing came from very early
00:24Hard work, discipline, put your head down
00:27Did you ever want to get out the rocker side of you?
00:29No, I don't. I don't want to be something I'm not either
00:31So I don't want to do that because
00:33I would be uncomfortable doing that kind of stuff
00:34We're trying to be the life of a party
00:36I've never been that
00:37So I guess if you get labelled as a good boy
00:40You get labelled as someone who does everything correctly
00:42When you make one mistake, then that gets highlighted even more
00:45You know, like, oh god, this is the guy
00:46Yo, he did it
00:47He threw his cap
00:48You know
00:51James Walkman never lets me forget it though
00:54I mean, when people will make mistakes on the field
00:56And here was I, you know, when it came down to the end
00:59And that frustration just sort of came out
01:01And I threw the cap
01:03And as I was letting it go, it was just too late
01:05I wish I could pull it back
01:07It's fine, you're human
01:08It's okay
01:08Exactly what I'm saying
01:09That's the image I want
01:10That I'm human, I'm gonna make mistakes
01:12So don't blame me when I make mistakes
01:14It's one of your greatest achievements
01:16In 2005, when you were called the sexiest sportsman of India
01:22Really?
01:23Was I?
01:24Yes, you were
01:25Wow
01:26Geez, there mustn't have been too much competition
01:28You beat Yuvraj Singh at the time
01:29Really?
01:30Yes
01:30Oh my god, that must rank as probably one of the greatest achievements ever
01:35Oh god, is there any certificate or something to prove that?
01:37Certificate?
01:37What a good boy you are
01:39No, maybe I can put that up along with my, like
01:42You know, I don't know, whatever awards I've got from the government and stuff
01:45Maybe we can put one of that up as well
01:47Beating Yuvraj Singh to it
01:48We'll get the paperwork done
01:49Yeah, yeah, please
01:50So Srinath was the one who started calling me Juice Jam
01:54And then that sort of shortened and became Jam in time
01:57And Juice Jam was a bit long
01:58So it became a Jam
01:59And then when you batted also, it used to be Jam
02:00You used to do a traffic jam
02:01Because guys lining up behind you to get a bat
02:03But he's not getting out
02:04Yeah, that's nice
02:06Yeah, that's
02:07Love batting
02:08See
02:08That's something I love doing
02:09Yeah, that's where the wall came to be, right?
02:12Yeah
02:12That's where the wall came to be
02:13I don't know where the wall came to be from
02:14But yeah, like I always say
02:16The wall was probably some clever editor or reporter in a newspaper, you know
02:21Saying let's call him the wall now
02:22Because we got a future headline
02:24When I don't do well
02:25It'll be the cracks in the wall
02:27Another brick in the wall crumbles
02:28And there were those, you know
02:29When I was going through a tough patch or I was scoring runs
02:32I'm not comfortable or uncomfortable being called the wall
02:34But yeah, I'd rather be called Rahul than the wall
02:36Your kids say, hey dad
02:38We're also your kids
02:39Come spend some time with us also
02:40You're spending so much time with all the others
02:42Because you're on the road all the time
02:43I must admit, it's the hardest part of being a coach
02:45I love coaching
02:47I love being involved with these kids
02:48But I guess the tough part of it is then
02:50You know, it's just so much time away from home
02:52Yeah, it's tough
02:53It's harder, the kids are getting older
02:56And I do love, really enjoy spending time with them as well
02:59And spending time at home
03:00Which is also challenging
03:02Because it's like, I'm fully there all the time
03:04Which I'm not sure they like it as well
03:06Because you suddenly want to get involved in everything now
03:09But yeah, but you know
03:11Definitely, I've sort of tried to cut out all the other stuff