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
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.
africa against middle order played series south
We played him in the middle order against South Africa with some success. We have a lot of options, but we will see as the series progresses.
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.
africa against bowl challenge enjoy hero india last late series south
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.
fired gets order top
What he does when he gets fired at the top of the order is very destructive and that is something he had done successfully in the past.
achieving goals players results terms
We want to put the players under pressure. (But) not in terms of results that come naturally, but in terms of achieving different goals they have been set.
choice choices life
There are choices to make and someone will be unlucky. That is how life is.
cracks good looks otherwise
There are some cracks on it but otherwise it looks a good track.
confident cricket games good last remaining shown win
We know we have to play well. We have to play one day of good cricket out of the remaining two to win the series. We are confident of doing it. We have shown in the last two games we can play well in all departments.
challenges chasing either good meet plans series setting targets win
We know we have to play one good day to win the series and we have plans to meet the challenges of either chasing or setting the targets for the opposition.
chance game opportunity
We also see tomorrow's game as an opportunity to give a chance to some of our batsmen and bowlers.
bowling ideas
We have a young and inexperienced bowling attack. So we have to come up with new ideas. We have to be a little better that what we have done so far.
fit rested
We have rested him as a precaution. Hopefully, he would be fit to play.
batting both order top
Our batting in both innings, the top order especially, let us down.