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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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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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 would definitely want to win the match (for a 4-1 series score). We approach each game with the aim of winning it.
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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 were confident that our batting was clicking and we could chase. The goal was to win the series 4-1 and we are learning constantly about the way we are chasing targets and I think the confidence was the key.
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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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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.
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This last match is as important as the other matches, so we need to win this as well as the objective is to win every time we play.
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Our goal was to win the series 4-1. We were confident of chasing a target and we have been good at doing that in recent times.
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I will have to see how the wicket looks tomorrow before deciding what to do (If I win the toss), but I don't think the toss would make much of a difference.
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Whatever team we pick, we'll try to win the match, but with an eye on the future.
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I want to play for India for another 3-4 years and be part of a winning team. I hope that we combine together and become a good side again and start winning again. I should be lucky enough to be a big contributor in that. If I perform well I will definitely play for another 3-4 years.
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You don't win or lose the games bcoz of 11 you select. You win or lose with what those 11 do on the field.