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
apply compete
We're disappointed that we couldn't compete well, ... We're disappointed that the batsmen couldn't apply themselves.
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Of course we missed his presence in the dressing room. But it was good that he underwent that (shoulder) operation early enough to return fully fit before the World Cup.
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The one-day series is a chance for us to make amends for our disappointing performance in the final test.
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Also, in conditions like this, it can get very tough on the bowlers. We felt we needed five bowlers to keep them fresh and motivated, considering the long season ahead. We wanted to spread the workload ahead and guard against burn-out.
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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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The boys responded well to challenges and the various roles they were asked to perform in the team. They also adjusted to the changes in the batting order.
series won
The way we've won this series is heartening.
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They (Pakistan) have a very good batting line-up. But our bowlers bowled very well and we took some very good catches. It was a determined team effort that fetched us this victory.
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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 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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We have rested him as a precaution. Hopefully, he would be fit to play.
bowling ideas
We have a young and inexperienced bowling attack. So we have to come up with new ideas. We have to be a little better that what we have done so far.
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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.