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The Indian cricket team opened their ODI World Cup 2023 campaign against Australia on October 8, Sunday, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. While several Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma fans were present in abundance at the venue, a die-hard Rahul Dravid follower grabbed many eyeballs. Opening up on his fandom for the former cricketer and current head coach of the Men in Blue, the fan said that he would walk for five kilometres to get his posters.
The fan, painted in India colours was donning a crown, which was especially dedicated to the head coach of the Men in Blue. Talking about his love for the Indian coach, the follower told SportsTiger, “I have been building a Rahul Dravid collection since 1998, and have three suitcases filled with Rahul Bhai’s photographs, bats and other things.”
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“When we were kids, my father used to give us 50 paisa for our snacks, and instead of spending them all, I used to save 25 paisa to buy his posters,” the superfan added while getting emotional. Not only this, he also went on to say that in case he would find Dravid’s picture in a book at a bookstore, he would tear the picture apart and run away.
He revealed “I used to walk for five kilometres just to get his posters and paste them in his room.” The Dravid superfan concluded by saying that he never hesitated from picking his pictures even from the sewage, clearly showing his love for the 50-year-old. Coming back to the match, the five-time champions won the toss and opted to bat first.
