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
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.
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Reactions are always extreme when you lose or win, but these players are fully equipped and will not allow the performance to affect.
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We do realize we've got to take 20 wickets to win a test. That's the key, but we've played the last few tests on flat pitches of low bounce.
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We played the best batting combination and it clicked in the first two Tests. But I guess we now have to think about playing the best batsmen in best positions.
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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.
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Shuffling of batting order will depend on strategy and other conditions but the post-mortem of the Test series shows that we will have to play the key players in the positions suited to them.
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What happened to their key players is unfortunate.
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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.
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Both teams know the importance of the series and I am sure the players are aware of their responsibilities.
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It was not a nice way to lose a match. We were always behind the D/L Method after Malik and Butt's partnership and we were playing the catching (up) game after that.
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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.
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It was a good three days from our point of view. Anil (Kumble) bowled a good spell. For people like Balaji who have not played for a while, it was good to have a go in these conditions. In the end it was a good work-out.
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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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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.