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
deviate game nice plans seal understand
We do understand it is an important game. Every game is important it will be nice (to seal it). But I do not think we will deviate too much from our plans for this game.
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We played him in the middle order against South Africa with some success. We have a lot of options, but we will see as the series progresses.
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In the last five years, we have scored hundreds in all parts of the world and we are pretty confident that we can play in any conditions that are given to us.
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In my opinion, and in the opinion of the umpires and match referee, both of whom I have spoken to, the Indian team did not get in any manner that was unsportsmanlike or against the spirit of the game. If that had been the case the umpires and the match referee would have taken action.
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His bowling today was fantastic. His three wickets in the morning set the game up for us.
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I'm very happy with the way he played. It is good to see the kind of temperament.
concerned
(But) I am not really concerned about it. I will keep on improving,
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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.
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Hopefully, we will carry forward the confidence of this series against England after a few days off.
coming hundred score strong team
I'm disappointed at not getting a hundred after coming so close. It's not just the century. I wanted to go on to make a big score and put the team into a really strong position.
becomes hard played
I have played here before. I know that once you get to 60-70 it becomes hard to concentrate.
happened last related week
I don't think these things are related too much for international sportsmen. What happened last week should be forgotten.
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He proved he is the best all-rounder in the world at the moment.
enjoying great time watching
I told him 'Just keep enjoying yourself, mate. I'm having a great time watching you'.