Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Indian cricket team coach Rahul Dravid waits in queue to cast vote - WATCH

India men’s cricket team coach Rahul Dravid was seen on a different field on Friday (April 26) as he was standing in a queue to cast his vote in the ongoing general elections in the nation.Dravid, a resident of India’sBengalurutook the opportunity to send a message to all thecitizens of thenationby casting his votein the second phase of the Lok Sabha election.Alongside Dravid, Anil Kumble was also seen casting his vote in the state capital.

Like a responsible citizen of India Rahul Dravid is real 💎
See his Simplicity.#VotingDay#Election2024#2ndPhase #NehaSharma#RahulDravidpic.twitter.com/IHe0gLufQ0 — Mahi Yadav (@mahiniraj2025) April 26, 2024

Dravid votes in Bengaluru

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Dravid was caught on the cameras on Friday morning, wearing a black T-shirt and shorts, and was not accompanied by anyone from the family.He followed otherseniorsin the queue to set an example off the field. His simple attire caught the eye of the internetwith many applauding his simple look. Some on their X handleapplauded Dravid’s simplicity as he did not use any VIP service to avoid long queues and instead cast vote as any other citizen of the nation.

Dravidwas joinedby former captain and teammate Anil Kumble in casting votein the Karnataka capital. Hetoowasseen taking anormalservice than any VIP service to spread awareness of the importance of voting.

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With the Indian Premier League (IPL) season ongoing, Dravid hasgot coupleof months to spend time with his family and work out a plan for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA.He will only resume hisduties with the national side when India playin the T20 World Cup next month.Before that, he will have a massive round of meetings with the national team selectorsto select the squad for the T20 World Cup.

Dravid will have a massive say along with captain Rohit Sharma to select the squad asthe likes ofVirat Kohli and Rishabh Pant await to learn their future. Itis expectedthat Kohli will travel to the USA and the West Indies while Pant’s availability remains in limbo.