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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Irrespective of what happened in the past (the just-concluded Test series), we will play positive and good cricket.
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We had great cricket in two last two series because of the quality of pitches. Unfortunately, the wickets in the first two Tests here have not lived up to the expectations of an India-Pakistan contest.
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We had our backs to the wall right through the Test match, no doubt about that, and we did well to stay in it and keep fighting.
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It's very heartening the way we have responded to big Pakistan totals in both the Test matches. It's not easy to bat after staying on the field for two days.
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It will be interesting to see how they go in the winter in the sub-continent. That will be a good test for them,
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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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They fought really hard in the Test matches and used a lot of energy to draw the series. Bombay was critical for us psychologically and the way the boys bounced back was a credit to us.
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The track was a good wicket to bat on and was a bit slow. It was a similar kind of wicket we might get in Tests as well,
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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.
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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 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.