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
against ashes australia england five good series shown win
England had shown in the Ashes series against Australia that if you play five bowlers, you can win some very good matches.
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England will be a very good side, very competitive. They've had a bit of bad luck and it has been a little unfortunate what happened to a couple of their key players.
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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.
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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.
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,
batting boys good key performance
I thought it was a very professional performance from our boys. The key was the bowling. They bowled really well on a good batting track.
backs days good knew surprise three wall
We had our backs to the wall for three days in the first test. They didn't surprise us, we knew they're a good team.
expect good last runs
I expect this wicket to last much better than the last two. Anything more than 250 runs will be a good score.
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I am looking forward to the series, it should be a good one. We had a very good tour of Pakistan last time and I enjoyed the country and enjoyed going there. Hope the same this time.
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I wouldn't lay out my cards on the table now, to be honest it looks a very good wicket that might do a little bit initially for the bowlers.
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If we play good cricket, we should win,
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While it is always special to play your 100th game, the focus really is on playing good cricket and trying to win.
bat confusion good mind pitch
This wicket is different from the ones we've had before on this tour. But there is no confusion in mind about this pitch. It will be a good pitch to bat on.
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It was not that a single performance lifted us. It was a hard fight and we played good cricket. But we can't slip up as there is still a lot left in the series.