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
aim best bowlers chance five needed serious test wickets win
Our aim is to try and win test matches, irrespective of the conditions, and we need to look at the best combination to win. We thought we needed five bowlers to get us 20 wickets and to have a serious chance to win this test.
boys comeback determination difficult spirit strongly
We went through a difficult 10 days, but all the boys showed lot of spirit and determination to comeback strongly in the one-day series.
africa against considered discussed gets good lower moment options order quite runs south
We have discussed a lot of options and he did come lower down the order for us against South Africa and got some runs. That's something we have considered and we have thought about it as well, but at the moment we want to give him some more opportunities. When he gets firing, he is very destructive and fetches good runs for the team, something he has done for us in the past, quite often.
bowlers camp clearly learn mood raise series
We clearly have to raise our fielding standards. It was disappointing. Our bowlers also have to learn to bowl under pressure. The mood is down in the camp now but every series is a new series and we will try to learn from our mistakes.
cricket dressing fast finish meet people quite room seeing seems
Seeing the video, cricket seems like fun, I didn't know that. We only know about fast bowlers, dressing room and hotels. Now I know what to do after I finish with cricket. You meet so many people and have such fun. It is quite interesting and exciting.
best enjoy ourselves prepared series
Every series is a challenge. We have prepared ourselves the best we can. We want to enjoy our cricket.
critical fires form run top tough whatever
At the moment, we want to give him some more opportunities at the top of the order. He is having a tough run of late. For us, it is critical to try and get him back into form and we will do whatever it takes. What he does for us when he fires at the top is very destructive, something he has done with a lot of success.
believes captain ways
At the end of the day I think he believes that a captain must get what he wants. In fact, in a lot of ways we do a lot of things in my way.
few flat last low pitches played realize tests wickets win
We do realize we've got to take 20 wickets to win a test. That's the key, but we've played the last few tests on flat pitches of low bounce.
apply compete
We're disappointed that we couldn't compete well. We're disappointed that the batsmen couldn't apply themselves.
apply compete
We're disappointed that we couldn't compete well, ... We're disappointed that the batsmen couldn't apply themselves.
carries gets good happy hoping won
We are very happy to have won the first two matches. But we are hoping that once a batsman gets set, he carries on to make a good score.
happy won
We are very happy to have won the first two matches.
bat bit good might similar tests track
The track was a good wicket to bat on and was a bit slow. It was a similar kind of wicket we might get in Tests as well,