In the Gautam Gambhir era, where the coach has his final say on a team, former T20 World Cup-winning coach Rahul Dravid believes that it should be the captain's team first, given he has served India as a player, a captain, and even a coach. Dravid had recently attended Ravichandran Ashwin's podcast Ash Ki Baat, where Dravid spoke highly about Rohit Sharma. Speaking about Rohit's clarity, Dravid further highlighted that Rohit never lets results overpower the team environment and has always tried to maintain a calm demeanor. Recalling Rohit's "team first" attitude, Dravid said, "I always felt he deeply cared about the team. Right from the first day, he was very clear about how he wanted to run the team and what was important to him. I think it’s really important in a relationship between a captain and coach. I always believed it should be the captain’s team. I have been a player and a captain as well. A captain has to lead the team in terms of the direction he wants to go in. You have to help him in that. And of course, you need to help a captain in terms of helping him get clarity and understanding of what’s required." On Rohit's view of the team, Dravid said, "With Rohit, I thought he was very clear in what he wanted from the team, how he wanted the environment to be, how he wanted the atmosphere to be. I think his experience helped him set these things. For me, it was just working with him, challenging him at times on certain things, but also working with him to ensure that he was able to be comfortable in that space. Once he was comfortable in that space, I knew he was going to perform and get everyone else to perform." He added, "Also, one of the things with him is he was very calm, he connected really with the team, and didn’t go up and down too much. At least, he never gave me that impression. He maintained that balance and calmness." Read also: BCCI to Hold Talks with Rohit, Kohli on ODI Future Rohit Sharma's relationship with Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid has served the Indian team as a coach from 2022 to 2024. In his tenure, India reached the final of the 2023 World Cup too apart from winning the T20 Men's World Cup. Rohit's wife, Ritika Sajdeh, jokingly tagged Rahul Dravid as his "work wife," reflecting the bond the two shared. Dravid later revealed that it was Rohit who forced him to stay till the T20 World Cup, and India got the results. Commenting on his relationship with Rohit, Dravid said, "More than anything, I really enjoyed getting to know him as a person, chatting with him. We were comfortable to be able to sit and have conversations with each other without having to talk only about cricket. It was easy to sit and meet with him and have dinner. It wasn’t forced. That was nice." He added, "Having seen him as a young kid, an U19 kid, giving him his first cap and then seeing him grow as a leader was really nice. His whole strength was his ability to emotionally connect with players. You experienced that. I think you (Ashwin) enjoyed being able to talk to him and challenge him and know he wouldn’t get upset."