Rahul Dravid Shockingly Snubs Virat Kohli For Imran Khan In Greatest Captain List

Rahul Dravid & Virat Kohli having a chat, Imran Khan (In circles) | Source: AFP PhotosRahul Dravid, India’s T20 World Cup 2024-winning head coach, left everyone in shock when he picked Pakistan’s Imran Khan over Virat Kohli in the list of greatest captains of all time. Dravid shared his thoughts during a rapid-fire round hosted by Cricinfo, which they shared on social media on Saturday.Given that Dravid and Kohli share a very fruitful relationship outside cricket as well, the former’s choice in the list of greatest captains raised many eyebrows.Rahul Dravid Names Dhoni As Greatest CaptainTo be precise, Kohli vs Imran was not the ultimate question for Dravid in the greatest captain list. It was the third-to-last question, and he had to choose one. After that, when Dravid had to pick between MS Dhoni and Imran Khan, he picked Dhoni without any hesitation.Also Read: Ajinkya Rahane Never Got Credit, Likened To Rahul Dravid After RetirementAfter that, Dravid had to choose one between Dhoni and Clive Lloyd, West Indies’ two-time World Cup-winning captain, one in 1975 and another in 1975. Still, Dravid kept Dhoni at the top in the end.Here's the full rapid-fire round:Q. Ben Stokes vs Steven SmithAns: Steven SmithQ. Steven Smith vs Kane WilliamsonAns: Steven SmithQ. Steven Smith vs Arjuna RanatungaAns: Steven SmithQ. Steven Smith vs Graeme SmithAns: Steven SmithQ. Steven Smith vs Stephen FlemingAns: Steven SmithQ. Steven Smith vs Michael ClarkeAns: Steven SmithQ. Steven Smith vs Eoin MorganAns: Steven SmithQ. Steven Smith vs Pat CumminsAns: Steven SmithQ. Steven Smith vs Ricky PontingAns: Ricky PontingQ. Ricky Ponting vs Allan BorderAns: Ricky PontingQ. Ricky Ponting vs Steve WaughAns: Steve WaughQ. Steve Waugh vs Virat KohliAns: Virat KohliQ. Virat Kohli vs Imran KhanAns: Imran KhanQ. Imran Khan vs MS DhoniAns: MS DhoniQ. MS Dhoni vs Clive LloydAns: Clive LloydHere's the full video:Cricinfo @cricinfo Rahul Dravid's top international captain is _________ Sep 12, 2026, 10:01 AM Virat Kohli's Captaincy Era (2015-2022)Although Kohli won the 2008 U19 World Cup as India’s captain, he did not win any major ICC event after taking charge of the senior Indian men's team. They came close to lifting the Champions Trophy 2017 and the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC), but failed in the finals on both occasions.Nevertheless, Virat Kohli was an influential captain for India, particularly in whites. Under him, India made an incredibly powerful pace attack for red-ball cricket, something they failed to achieve for a long time.From All-Rounder To Hall Of Famer: The Imran Khan StoryImran Khan, on the other hand, led Pakistan to win the ODI World Cup in 1992. Without much debate, he is still considered the greatest cricketer from their country of all time, as well as the leader.Notably, it was the only ODI World Cup that Pakistan won till date. They did win a World Cup after that, but it was T20I, in 2009.Courtesy of having one of the most illustrious all-round careers. Imran earned a place in the ICC Hall of Fame in 2009.Also Read: Cheteshwar Pujara Exposes Steve Smith And Australia's Cheap Tactics In Brain Fade