Rahul Dravid's short stint in the Scottish National Cricket League has been termed as one of the best things to happen for the game there, according to their national coach Tony Judd.
According to Judd, Dravid's presence made a big impact on the cricketers and the game.
"It was a pleasure to have him in the Scottish team and he really motivated the others as a true professional. More than his immense skills as one of the world's premier batsmen he was such a nice man off the field," said Judd.
"Cricket fans all over the world would travel any distance to just watch him play. The impact he had on the players and youngsters is priceless," he added.
Dravid, the vice-captain of the Indian team, signed up for Scotland as one of their overseas professionals in the National Cricket League. He played from June to August, 2003, scoring three centuries against Somerset, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire.
Dravid's master classes to young cricketers all over Scotland endeared the player to both current and future cricketers. During these master classes, he gave first hand demonstrations on the art of batting.
"Wearing a radio headset, which enabled him to communicate whilst in the process of batting, Dravid gave fellow coaches and young players alike an insight into the process that a world-class player goes through," Judd said.
Ryan Watson, who has scored the third fastest hundred in one-day cricket, played alongside Dravid and said the experience was fantastic.
"He is simply amazing. We all learnt a lot from Dravid and we hope he will come back later," said Watson.
Watson also hinted that there was a possibility that Sri Lanka's explosive opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya could be on the list to play for Scotland.
"This season we had Sridharan Sriman from India who has returned home to play first-class cricket. There has been some talk about Jayasuriya coming and that would be another great opportunity for us," he added.
