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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Pakistan have got some good players all round. I think if we focus on just one or two players in the team, we will be making a mistake and I think if they focus on one or two players in our team, they will be making a mistake because we have shown over the last month that a lot of our guys are performing.
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They've done well there, last time they beat Pakistan. England have shown this summer that they have got the personnel.
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Also, in conditions like this, it can get very tough on the bowlers. We felt we needed five bowlers to keep them fresh and motivated, considering the long season ahead. We wanted to spread the workload ahead and guard against burn-out.
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They (Pakistan) have a very good batting line-up. But our bowlers bowled very well and we took some very good catches. It was a determined team effort that fetched us this victory.
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The youngsters have responded brilliantly to the pressure situations and shown maturity beyond their years keeping their spirits high throughout.
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All of us had been reading about it in the history books over the years. So, it was very special just to have passed the same route after knowing about all those great people who have used that route.
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They fought really hard in the Test matches and used a lot of energy to draw the series. Bombay was critical for us psychologically and the way the boys bounced back was a credit to us.
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This last match is as important as the other matches, so we need to win this as well as the objective is to win every time we play.
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The boys responded well to challenges and the various roles they were asked to perform in the team. They also adjusted to the changes in the batting order.
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The way we've won this series is heartening.
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Of course we missed his presence in the dressing room. But it was good that he underwent that (shoulder) operation early enough to return fully fit before the World Cup.
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The one-day series is a chance for us to make amends for our disappointing performance in the final test.
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I think the first session tomorrow is going to be very critical,
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Last couple of months have been really good. There have been good performance from all the players.