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
ashes cricket ensures future plan sure
I am sure in future they will come up with a plan like the Ashes which ensures that there is not too much and not too little cricket played. I think you got to get the right balance.
ahead course hopefully progress season start
It's a long season ahead for us. It's the start of what I see as a very long 6-8 months. If we take the right steps, hopefully we will see some progress in the course of time.
believes captain ways
At the end of the day I think he believes that a captain must get what he wants. In fact, in a lot of ways we do a lot of things in my way.
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.
allow equipped extreme fully lose performance players reactions
Reactions are always extreme when you lose or win, but these players are fully equipped and will not allow the performance to affect.
looked position
From the position where I stood, it looked that it was not done deliberately. So we did not appeal.
ball best bowlers controlled difficult early hard help innings knew played several situation special
He sized up the situation very early on. There was help for the bowlers when the ball was hard and new and he knew he had to play cautiously. He controlled the innings beautifully. It was one of the best innings of several played by him on a difficult pitch. It was a special one.
asset proved worth
He has proved his worth over the years and is always an asset to the side.
series won
The way we've won this series is heartening.
cricket dressing fast finish meet people quite room seeing seems
Seeing the video, cricket seems like fun, I didn't know that. We only know about fast bowlers, dressing room and hotels. Now I know what to do after I finish with cricket. You meet so many people and have such fun. It is quite interesting and exciting.
drawn prepare
If you prepare another wicket like this it will be another drawn series.
cricket good happened past positive test
Irrespective of what happened in the past (the just-concluded Test series), we will play positive and good cricket.
country enjoyed forward good hope last looking pakistan time tour
I am looking forward to the series, it should be a good one. We had a very good tour of Pakistan last time and I enjoyed the country and enjoyed going there. Hope the same this time.
advantage allow captain continue gives huge pick rule super team
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.