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Postcard from Paris
Over dinner with cricket legend Rahul Dravid, he explains why he went to watch Rafael Nadal
The ST sports team share a lighter side of reporting on the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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Everyone wants to see Rafael Nadal play at Roland Garros during the Olympics. Even athletes from other sports.
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At his temples, his neatly-cut grey hair tells a tale. It’s the product of age (51) and the offspring of tension. Coaching India in cricket is the cousin of managing England in football. It’s victory or nothing. He got victory a month ago and he left.
Rahul Dravid is picking at his salad over dinner in a Parisian cafe. He does this carefully if not quite as studiously as he once decided which ball to hit. The subject is Rafael Nadal and he says “people want to remember athletes at their best. They don’t want to see champions struggle”.
