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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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.
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It's a myth that Indians can't play fast bowling and also that England can't play spin bowling.
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It's a great sign for him and for Indian cricket. Hopefully, he will go from strength to strength from here.
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It was a very satisfying innings, England have one of the better attacks I have played in Indian conditions.
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The cricket talent in India is still very much untapped. The hope is that the new money can help find our future stars.
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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.
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In my opinion, and in the opinion of the umpires and match referee, both of whom I have spoken to, the Indian team did not get in any manner that was unsportsmanlike or against the spirit of the game. If that had been the case the umpires and the match referee would have taken action.
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The huge advantage India used to have playing at home probably does not exist anymore. Most teams plan their tours well these days.
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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.
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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.
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There are choices to make and someone will be unlucky. That is how life is.
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There are some cracks on it but otherwise it looks a good track.
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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.
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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.