Former India batsman VVS Laxman believes Rahul Dravid has an opportunity to prepare future champions being the head coach of the Indian cricket team on the Sri Lanka tour. Dravid has already worked with the junior team and he played a big role in grooming the youngsters like Shubman Gill and Prithvi Shaw.

With most of the senior players on the England tour, there are a lot of newcomers in the side for the Sri Lanka tour and Laxman believes they will learn a lot from Dravid's experience.

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Speaking on Star Sports, Laxman said, "I don’t think that there is any pressure (on Dravid). It is an opportunity for him to create future champions of Indian cricket. It is not necessary that everyone will get an opportunity to play in this series. 

"But just spending time with Rahul and sharing his experiences, which is already done with a lot of players in the squad will just enhance their future."

Ex-India all-rounder Irfan Pathan said Dravid is good with the youngsters as they understand him very well due to his clarity. “What Rahul brings in is clear communication. Even when he was the leader of Indian cricket team… at that time also, he was very clear with any youngster. If anyone had any kind of problem, they can go up to him and just talk about it freely," said Pathan.

Pathan recalled the days after India crashed out of the 2007 World Cup and said Dravid keeps himself positive even in the toughest of situations. 

“I remember a very small incident from the 2007 World Cup in West Indies. He came to me and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He said, ‘Look we are all upset. Let’s go for a movie’.

“We went to watch the movie and then he said, ‘look, yes we lost the World Cup. We all wanted to make a big difference. But this is not end of it. Life is much bigger. We will come back tomorrow’. That’s the kind of character he is. He is always looking to put cricketers in a positive frame of mind. So, if someone, unfortunately, goes out of form in Sri Lanka…if that happens, he will be the first one to guide him and give confidence," said Pathan.

(With Star Sports Inputs)