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
england good kept played poorly pressure
We batted really poorly after lunch. England played well right through the test, they kept the pressure on. I congratulate them. They played some very good cricket.
fired gets order top
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.
choice choices life
There are choices to make and someone will be unlucky. That is how life is.
cracks good looks otherwise
There are some cracks on it but otherwise it looks a good track.
achieving goals players results terms
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.
chance game opportunity
We also see tomorrow's game as an opportunity to give a chance to some of our batsmen and bowlers.
expect good last runs
I expect this wicket to last much better than the last two. Anything more than 250 runs will be a good score.
england expect fight hard left
I expect them (England) to come back hard at us. There is a lot of fight left in them and they are a very competitive unit.
looked position
From the position where I stood, it looked that it was not done deliberately. So we did not appeal.
critical form takes whatever
For us it is critical to try and get him back into form and we will do whatever it takes to get him back to form.
both cricket good hopefully teams
Hopefully we have a good wicket in Karachi so that both teams can play some entertaining cricket.
although bounce extra good hopefully looks movement produce
Hopefully this wicket will produce a result. Although it looks a good wicket, it should have extra bounce and more movement for the bowlers.
opened specialist
He is not an option. We have two specialist openers and I have also opened and done well.
asset proved worth
He has proved his worth over the years and is always an asset to the side.