Siddhartha Vaidyanathan(https://twitter.com/sidvee) of the http://www.81allout.com/ podcast returns to Cricket with an accent to recall the events surrounding the Rahul Dravid captaincy period. It is one of the semi forgotten eras of Indian cricket which still polarizes fans and media whenever the topic resurfaces. Vaidyanathan, who was a cricinfo journalist during that time helps unpack the mixed bag of emotions and myths attached to that period with some facts from the public domain. We touch upon various points like what is good captaincy or even a better topic - is there too much value attached to captaincy in terms of cricketing outcomes. Using these notions we address the transition of captaincy from the Ganguly years to the Dravid years. Of course there is the towering figure of Greg Chappell - who also gets mentioned in detail as he was the integral part of this cricketing triangle like none other. What is Dravid's legacy? Vaidyanathan revisits one of his pieces which he wrote towards the end of the Dravid years and reevaluates the footprints left behind by the tandem of Dravid and Chappell, and the team they tried to build. It was incredibly fun conversation. Sources referred for this conversation - https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-importance-of-being-dravid-303540%3fplatform=amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espncricinfo.com/story/dravid-s-moment-of-reckoning-289120%3fplatform=amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espncricinfo.com/story/a-legacy-that-lost-its-way-310994%3fplatform=amp https://www.amazon.com/Rahul-Dravid-Timeless-ESPN-Cricinfo/dp/9381810788

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