5 life lessons given by Rahul Dravid

The constant need to improve

Dravid's evolution as an ODI player was excellent

One of the facets of Dravid's career was the manner in which he kept evolving as a player, improving and returning at every stage when his style of play was questioned.

Early on his career, he was often rated as a batsman who was more suited for the longer format and perhaps was not a viable option in limited-overs cricket, where you needed players to maintain a higher strike-rate.

But he improved and proved his detractors wrong in 1999 World Cup, where he made 463 runs to end as the tournament's leading run-getter. He added a few shots to his game like the loft over extra cover, the sweep shot, focussed on taking the singles and in short, all those additions ensured he did not prove to be a misfit within the squad and he ended up with more 10000 runs in the 50-over format.

A lesson for all of us to keep evolving and keep getting better at what we do, every single day.