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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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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There are choices to make and someone will be unlucky. That is how life is.
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There are some cracks on it but otherwise it looks a good track.
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.
fit rested
We have rested him as a precaution. Hopefully, he would be fit to play.
bit needed stage
We needed another wicket at that stage (95-6), but could not get it. We could have probably bowled a bit better in that game.
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It's a great sign for him and for Indian cricket. Hopefully, he will go from strength to strength from here.
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It was quite bizarre really the way we collapsed. After lunch there was a collective lapse of reason.
chance game opportunity
We also see tomorrow's game as an opportunity to give a chance to some of our batsmen and bowlers.
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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.
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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.