Characteristically, Dravid has side-stepped the hoopla around the win, and his own part in it. He understands that sport can be fickle, and that the aura around big-ticket coaches can be frail. India"s most successful coaches have been John Wright, Gary Kirsten and Ravi Shastri. However, the tenures of more reputed Greg Chappell and Anil Kumble, were brief, ending in acrimony and controversy.