In 2013, one user decided to pose a question which read: “What is Rahul Dravid like in real life?”
While there were many great stories on Dravid under that thread, one answer from an anonymous user surely caught everyone’s eye. The story goes about on how the former Indian captain, with his busy schedule not allowing him to meet his fan in person, made a special effort to have a conversation with a terminally-ill cancer patient on Skype.
The user narrates how his/her friend expressed his desire to speak to Dravid while he was on his death bed. Despite the best attempts of the narrator and his/her friends, they had little hopes of reaching India’s former number three batsman. But they were in for a surprise when they received a call from Rahul’s wife Vijeta Dravid who told them that the star cricketer has gone through their e-mails and was ready to converse with his young fan via Skype.
Dravid then spoke to the bed-ridden cricket fanatic for nearly an hour, even apologising for not being able to make it in person to the hospital. The Bangalorean didn’t stop there, going on to have a chat with other people present, including the boy’s parents, doctors and other patients present in the ward.
The narrator’s friend, who was suffering from blood cancer, did not manage to pull through with his fight against the deadly disease, but the joy of speaking to his idol must have eased the struggles he had to face during his final days.
Watch the video of the conversation here:
The entire story as narrated by the user on Quora is below:
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