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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Pakistan have got some good players all round. I think if we focus on just one or two players in the team, we will be making a mistake and I think if they focus on one or two players in our team, they will be making a mistake because we have shown over the last month that a lot of our guys are performing.
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I think he did a great job as a captain in his first series and he's truly shown why is the greatest all-rounder in the world at the moment.
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England had shown in the Ashes series against Australia that if you play five bowlers, you can win some very good matches.
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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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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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They have shown so far they are a very competitive team. It wasn't an easy game by any stretch of the imagination and nine wickets does not reflect the contest between the two sides.
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They've done well there, last time they beat Pakistan. England have shown this summer that they have got the personnel.
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It has been a good two weeks. The boys responded very well.
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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.
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Irrespective of what happened in the past (the just-concluded Test series), we will play positive and good cricket.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We had let ourselves down with some poor shots early on. The young boys showed us how to play.