'There Are Almost 4000 Tigers In The Wild, But There's Only One Rahul Dravid': Ross Taylor

14.08.2022 - 10:09 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one tournament where overseas players get to mingle with the Indian players, and the competition has been a big reason why players all around the world get along pretty well.

2011 IPL was the time when former New Zealand player Ross Taylor got to share the dressing room with the likes of Rahul Dravid and Shane Warne.

That particular edition of the tournament made Taylor understand of how much fandom the Indian cricketers enjoy and how difficult it is for them to venture out in the public.

Writing in his autobiography 'Black And White', Taylor narrated one incident where he along with Dravid went to Ranthambore National Park to spot a tiger, and how the normal public were more interested in Dravid rather than spotting a rare tiger. "I asked Dravid, 'how many times have you seen a tiger?' He said, 'I've never seen a tiger.

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