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
batting best clicked guess played playing
We played the best batting combination and it clicked in the first two Tests. But I guess we now have to think about playing the best batsmen in best positions.
batting both order top
Our batting in both innings, the top order especially, let us down.
batting boys good key performance
I thought it was a very professional performance from our boys. The key was the bowling. They bowled really well on a good batting track.
batting conditions depend key order players positions series shows strategy suited test
Shuffling of batting order will depend on strategy and other conditions but the post-mortem of the Test series shows that we will have to play the key players in the positions suited to them.
batting chasing clicking confidence confident constantly goal learning series targets win
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.
adjusted asked batting boys challenges changes perform roles various
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.
batting bowlers determined effort good team took
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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It was a great professional performance from our team. We had four run outs in Pakistan innings that was fantastic. The boys were confident after our bowlers did well and restricted Pakistan to 265 on a good batting wicket.
batting excess high match post scoring team total
It will be a high scoring match and team batting first should post a total in excess of 250 runs.
boys good
It has been a good two weeks. The boys responded very well.
areas ball both innings quality
I think the way Asif bowled with the new ball in both innings was quality stuff. He put the ball in the right areas and used the seam beautifully.
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.
bat decision run runs short
We were 30 runs short on that wicket. I still think it was the right decision to bat first, we just didn't bat well enough, and the run outs didn't help.
easier final gets nice
When you're in it gets easier to bat, so it was nice to get two new batsmen at the crease for the final day.