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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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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I think he did a great job as a captain in his first series and he's truly shown why is the greatest all-rounder in the world at the moment.
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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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Pakistan have got some good players all round. I think if we focus on just one or two players in the team, we will be making a mistake and I think if they focus on one or two players in our team, they will be making a mistake because we have shown over the last month that a lot of our guys are performing.
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They've done well there, last time they beat Pakistan. England have shown this summer that they have got the personnel.
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The youngsters have responded brilliantly to the pressure situations and shown maturity beyond their years keeping their spirits high throughout.
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They have shown so far they are a very competitive team. It wasn't an easy game by any stretch of the imagination and nine wickets does not reflect the contest between the two sides.
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We might not risk him if the problem doesn't settle.
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We will not target individual players. We will play Pakistan as a team.
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We fell short by 30 runs and lost wickets in the beginning and that was the reason for the loss.
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We expected them to go for such flat pitches to blunt our bowlers.
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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.
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It was unfortunate we both got out just before the new ball was taken and that put us in a bit of trouble.
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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.