Dravid: Fantastic to see youngsters play pro football

“It’s great to see a lot of the young players coming through the academies and so many young Indian players are getting to play the game professionally at the highest level with so many international stars," said Dravid.

22 December, 2017 16:45 IST

Former India Cricketer Rahul Dravid during match 29 of the Hero Indian Super League between Bengaluru FC and Jamshedpur FC held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India on the 21st December 2017 Photo by: Faheem Hussain / ISL / SPORTZPICS | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Rahul Dravid, who was recently anointed as Bengaluru FC's Brand Ambassador, attended BFC's encounter against Jamshedpur and was impressed with the fan following the club and ISL has generated, terming it as ‘fantastic’ for Indian football.

“It’s great to see a lot of the young players coming through the academies and so many young Indian players are getting to play the game professionally at the highest level with so many international stars. I think it’s fantastic for Indian football and great for Bengaluru FC as well,” said the current coach of Indian Under-19 cricket team.

“It’s really great to be associated with BFC especially with the kind of supporters that they have. I think this team means a lot to Bengaluru city and you can feel it. Bengaluru is a really great sporting city and Bengaluru FC represents Bengaluru really well. We have a fantastic group of fans and it’s a great experience to come here and watch a football game for the first time."

Despite the back-to-back loss to Chennaiyin FC and Jamshedpur FC, Dravid is optimistic of Bengaluru’s changes of winning the ISL.

“We are the favourites, there’s no doubt about it and we are going to win the League. A small hiccup in the last games but that happens and I’m sure we’re going to bounce back.”