Rahul Dravid’s NCA comes up with THIS brand new ‘innovation’

What has amazed a lot of these players is the fact NCA head Rahul Dravid doesn't take classes but always makes it a point to sit with the batches and also attend the lectures, taken by the likes of Sujith Somasundar, Apurv Desai, Rajib Datta and Kshemal Waingankar.

Under former India captain Rahul Dravid’s stewardship, the National Cricket Academy (NCA) has revamped the coaching manual, which now comprises ‘corporate classes’ for aspiring coaches tackling off-field issues, including selection pressure from various quarters. Recently, a batch of distinguished former first-class cricketers attended the BCCI's Level-2 coaching course and also appeared for the theory and practical examination. While the coaching module has been tweaked to make it more appealing for modern coaches, what came as a pleasant surprise was the introduction of a ‘corporate problem solving class’, where the incumbents were asked to find methods of trouble shooting while dealing with multiple off-the-field stakeholders. “The course has been devised by former Mumbai seamer Kshemal (Waingankar), who is an MBA and has a corporate background. I have never attended a class like this but it was very unique and helped me broaden my horizon,” a distinguished first-class cricketer, who attended the course, told news agency PTI on the condition of anonymity.