India, March 27 -- Rahul Dravid is a sucker for quality. It doesn't matter where it comes from. He won't think twice before praising an opposition player. When Quinton de Kock hit the winning six off Jofra Archer to seal an eight-wicket win for the Kolkata Knight Riders to get them on the board in IPL 2025, RR head coach Dravid was among the first to doff his hat off. The swashbuckling South Africa wicketkeeper-batter, who announced his retirement from ODIs and Tests as early as the age of 31, smashed an unbeaten 97 off 61 balls with six sixes and eight fours to take KKR home in Guwahati on Wednesday.

As soon as the match ended in KKR's favour, Dravid entered the field on crutches with a big smile, stopped de Kock just before the left-ha...