Former cricketer Rahul Dravid has seriously taken to his new part as a coach and teacher. After assisting India to victory in the restricted-overs bilateral series against Sri Lanka, Rahul Dravid was seen teaching Kannada to the British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis, for the duration of the India vs England Test series. The diplomat took to Twitter on Saturday with a video in which he was seen mastering some cricket-connected expressions in Kannada. He enlisted the assistance of Team India head coach Rahul Dravid to assistance him in his quest of mastering a new language.
“England and India are playing each other and I am on the hunt for the best Indian cricket expressions. We have come to Bangalore and we have come to one of the greatest players to have played the game and he’s going to teach me and you one phrase in the language of the state – Kannada,” Mr Ellis stated in the video.
Rahul Dravid, in response, taught the diplomat a phrase in Kannada – “Bega Odi” or “one run”.
“Cricket expressions in Indian languages part 2,” Mr Ellis captioned the video. Watch it under:
Cricket expressions in Indian languages portion 2.
Today, we’re down south in Bengaluru.
What much better teacher than ‘The Coach’ #RahulDravid, who taught taught me this in #Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ ???? pic.twitter.com/tDCtHOcIwa
— Alex Ellis (@AlexWEllis) August 7, 2021
The video has racked up more than 1 lakh views and hundreds of comments on the microblogging platform.
This is Mr Ellis’s second try at mastering cricket-connected expressions in Indian languages. Just a day prior to he posted this clip, he had also introduced cricket fans in England to “a bit of cricket Hindi, with a dash of Tamil.”
As the First #ENGvsIND Test unfolds, my try, with the assistance of the @UKinIndia cricket group, to introduce #England fans to a bit of cricket Hindi, with a dash of Tamil. pic.twitter.com/BRQ7cQ34kx
— Alex Ellis (@AlexWEllis) August 6, 2021
It’s not only nearby cricket expressions that Mr Ellis is interested in – he has also been sampling some renowned regional delicacies of India. Last week, he shared a video in which he was seen tasting a dosa – initial with suitable cutlery and then with his hands – in order to choose which way worked much better.
92% of Twitter is right! It tastes much better with the hand. ✋
ಮಸಾಲೆ ದೋಸೆ | ಬೊಂಬಾಟ್ ಗುರು???? | एकदम मस्त ???? https://t.co/fQJZ3bKfgWpic.twitter.com/xoBM2VEqxD
— Alex Ellis (@AlexWEllis) August 5, 2021
The initial Test involving England and India ended in a draw soon after Day 5 was fully washed out due to rain at Trent Bridge.