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
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Irrespective of what happened in the past (the just-concluded Test series), we will play positive and good cricket.
chasing confident goal good recent series target win
Our goal was to win the series 4-1. We were confident of chasing a target and we have been good at doing that in recent times.
boys good
It has been a good two weeks. The boys responded very well.
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It is natural that if you play too much against one country people tend to lost interest.
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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.
deciding looks tomorrow toss win
I will have to see how the wicket looks tomorrow before deciding what to do (If I win the toss), but I don't think the toss would make much of a difference.
areas ball both innings quality
I think the way Asif bowled with the new ball in both innings was quality stuff. He put the ball in the right areas and used the seam beautifully.
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Hopefully we have a good wicket in Karachi so that both teams can play some entertaining cricket.
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Hopefully this wicket will produce a result. Although it looks a good wicket, it should have extra bounce and more movement for the bowlers.
batting both order top
Our batting in both innings, the top order especially, let us down.
critical form takes whatever
For us it is critical to try and get him back into form and we will do whatever it takes to get him back to form.
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He was the unsung hero in the one-day series against South Africa and Sri Lanka (in India late last year). Hopefully, he will enjoy the challenge here and bowl well.
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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.