Jump to content

Rahul Dravid Scores Hearts, Turns down Honorary Doctorate in Order To “Earn” It


JANASENA

Recommended Posts

Indian cricketing legend Rahul Dravid has proven once again that he is a class-act both on and off the field by declining an honorary doctorate degree because he wants to “earn” it by himself.

Bangalore University had contacted the retired cricketer with plans to confer him with an honorary doctorate on January 27, 2017 during the university’s 52nd Annual Convocation Ceremony.

News of this came to light when Bangalore University published a press release noting that while Rahul Dravid had thanked them for this honour, he had declined to accept it.

rahul dravid

Photo source: Facebook 

Dravid has also expressed to the university that he would wish to pursue academic research related to sports and would like to earn his doctorate. While the man who was dubbed “The Wall”, has characteristically not publicly commented on this subject, it has not stopped the outpouring of respect and affection from his fans from across the world.

Many have taken to social media to applaud this understated yet impressive gesture.

 

Rahul Dravid isn't just a legend in cricket but in real life too. Rejects Bangalore university's doctorate, says, "Would like to earn it."

 

Rahul Dravid isn't just a legend in cricket but in real life too. Rejects Bangalore university's doctorate, says, "Would like to earn it."

 

Rahul Dravid is an inspiration because he is the embodiment of something we all yearn to be, but somehow fail

 

"The Wall" turned down an honorary doctorate degree offered by the Bangalore University. Respect #RahulDravid

 

It isn’t clear if Dravid has already started preparations to pursue PhD but he has been busy since his retirement from international cricket mentoring young and aspiring cricket players in India.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...