Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid; born 11 January 1973) is a former Indian cricketer and captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. Born in a Marathi family and brought up in Bangalore, he started playing cricket at the age of 12 and later represented Karnataka at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels. Hailed as The Wall, Dravid was named one of the best five cricketers of the year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2000 and received...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth11 January 1973
CityIndore, India
boys good
It has been a good two weeks. The boys responded very well.
against country lost natural people tend
It is natural that if you play too much against one country people tend to lost interest.
against boards both country cricket good lose natural people solution tend
It is natural that if you play too much against one country people tend to lose interest. The two boards I think are working on a solution which would be good for cricket in both countries.
both cricket good hopefully teams
Hopefully we have a good wicket in Karachi so that both teams can play some entertaining cricket.
although bounce extra good hopefully looks movement produce
Hopefully this wicket will produce a result. Although it looks a good wicket, it should have extra bounce and more movement for the bowlers.
amount closely coming cricket decision keeping mind playing progress series
He has not bowled as yet. We are monitoring his progress closely and we will take a decision (on playing him) keeping in mind this series and the amount of cricket coming up.
days exercises
He has done two days of exercises and all the practice.
opened specialist
He is not an option. We have two specialist openers and I have also opened and done well.
asset proved worth
He has proved his worth over the years and is always an asset to the side.
against england home series worried
He has strained his hamstring and we are worried about his availability for the home series against England.
fine great
He is a great cricketer but more importantly, he is also a fine person.
cricket ensure five good pitch series whatever
Whatever the pitch we must ensure we play good cricket on all five days. It is an important series and we would like to do well.
eye team whatever win
Whatever team we pick, we'll try to win the match, but with an eye on the future.
africa against higher number pakistan played south teams
Sri Lanka was higher than us, so was South Africa and now Pakistan was number two. So we have played well against teams higher than us.