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
deviate game nice plans seal understand
We do understand it is an important game. Every game is important it will be nice (to seal it). But I do not think we will deviate too much from our plans for this game.
ashes cricket ensures future plan sure
I am sure in future they will come up with a plan like the Ashes which ensures that there is not too much and not too little cricket played. I think you got to get the right balance.
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.
bat confident cricket games good plans playing prefer specific won
We are playing good cricket and have won 11 games when we have chased. We are confident of doing both. We have specific plans when we bat first or chase. I do not think we prefer doing one over another.
developing encounters four last match planning strategy unable wickets
We are planning to developing a strategy which will give us 20 wickets in a match as in the last four encounters we were unable to do so for a victory.
advantage exist home huge india plan playing teams tours
The huge advantage India used to have playing at home probably does not exist anymore. Most teams plan their tours well these days.
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.