Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the youngsters to take inspiration from former Indian cricketers like Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Anil Kumble, giving examples of their performances.
Rahul had also kept wickets in the lung-opener at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and did a decent job in both the games.
Kohli is now one catch away from surpassing former captain Rahul Dravid in the list of most catches by a fielder for India.
Dravid's long-time teammate and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar wished him on his 47th birthday.
Rahul Dravid, a former India captain and the head of NCA now, was born in 1973 in Indore, turned 47 on January 11, 2020.
In 2006 on the tour of Pakistan, Irfan became the second Indian after Harbhajan Singh to take a Test hat-trick, removing Salman Butt, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yusuf in the first over of the Test match held in Karachi.
The meeting comes days after the NCA had refused to conduct fitness test of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who is returning from a back injury.
Samit, 14, scored 201 for Vice-President's XI against Dharwad Zone in an Under-14 inter-zonal tournament here.
BCCI Sourav Ganguly was responding to a report that Rahul Dravid had declined Jasprit Bumrah's request for a fitness test at the NCA.
The 17-year-old Mumbai batsman has become one of the most talked-about cricketers after his sterling performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Speaking to 'ESPNCricinfo', Dravid, who is the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Director, said it is difficult to cope when one spends considerable time on the sidelines.
According to Rahul Dravid, most of the Indian coaches were as good as any in the world.
Asked how he would react if Day-Night Tests were started when he was still playing, Dravid said that for him it has always been about seeing the crowd come and watch games.
The 2001 Test match between India and Australia at the Eden Gardens went on to become one that defined the careers of all those involved in it, especially those on the Indian side.
"Basic things like toilets, seating, car parking need to be looked into, these are things that will draw," said Dravid.
Rahul Dravid had earlier explained his case in a personal hearing held in Mumbai on September 26.
Dravid is currently the NCA Director in Bengaluru besides being a vice-president in the India Cements group, which owns the IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings.
Rahul Dravid had earlier explained his case in the personal hearing held in Mumbai on September 26 and has now once again asked to be present on November 12.
Sourav Ganguly posted a photo from the Bengaluru airport where he can be seen taking a selfie with fans and security officials.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly met NCA head Rahul Dravid to chalk out a roadmap for the improvement of the academy, Indian cricket's biggest feeder line for many years.
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