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.
bit needed stage
We needed another wicket at that stage (95-6), but could not get it. We could have probably bowled a bit better in that game.
against ahead bowlers conditions felt five fresh guard needed season spread tough
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.
might problem risk
We might not risk him if the problem doesn't settle.
individual pakistan target
We will not target individual players. We will play Pakistan as a team.
beginning fell lost reason runs short wickets
We fell short by 30 runs and lost wickets in the beginning and that was the reason for the loss.
blunt expected flat pitches
We expected them to go for such flat pitches to blunt our bowlers.
advantage allow captain continue gives huge pick rule super team
The rule as it is now, gives a huge advantage to the captain inning the toss. So, I think, they (ICC) should continue with it and allow the team to pick their super sub after the toss.
ball bit both taken
It was unfortunate we both got out just before the new ball was taken and that put us in a bit of trouble.
exciting finish heading lose match rules towards
It was an unfortunate way to lose the match. But rules are rules and they are part of the game. The match was heading towards an exciting finish when it had to be called off.
ball fine shot unlucky
The shot was on without the fine leg. He was unlucky that the ball rolled on to the stumps.
early grass help played
The wicket had grass on it when we played here two years ago, but it may help spinners early this time.
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.
bad bit couple england good happened key luck
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.