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
bit england
We thought we would give England a bit of a scare.
bit cards good honest initially lay looks might table
I wouldn't lay out my cards on the table now, to be honest it looks a very good wicket that might do a little bit initially for the bowlers.
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.
bat bit good might similar tests track
The track was a good wicket to bat on and was a bit slow. It was a similar kind of wicket we might get in Tests as well,
ball bit both taken
It was unfortunate we both got out just before the new ball was taken and that put us in a bit of trouble.
bad bit couple england good happened key luck
England will be a very good side, very competitive. They've had a bit of bad luck and it has been a little unfortunate what happened to a couple of their key players.
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.
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.
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.
boys early ourselves poor shots
We had let ourselves down with some poor shots early on. The young boys showed us how to play.
cricket great last lived quality series tests wickets
We had great cricket in two last two series because of the quality of pitches. Unfortunately, the wickets in the first two Tests here have not lived up to the expectations of an India-Pakistan contest.