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
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.
cricket good playing ran team
We're playing some good cricket and everyone in the team is contributing. We ran away with this one.
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.
bowling game morning three today wickets
His bowling today was fantastic. His three wickets in the morning set the game up for us.
concerned
(But) I am not really concerned about it. I will keep on improving,
lads ownership taken
The lads have been great, they've taken ownership of the side.
good happy
I'm very happy with the way he played. It is good to see the kind of temperament.
contest easy far game imagination nine reflect shown stretch wickets
They have shown so far they are a very competitive team. It wasn't an easy game by any stretch of the imagination and nine wickets does not reflect the contest between the two sides.
again combine definitely good hope india lucky perform side start together winning
I want to play for India for another 3-4 years and be part of a winning team. I hope that we combine together and become a good side again and start winning again. I should be lucky enough to be a big contributor in that. If I perform well I will definitely play for another 3-4 years.