Next 14 months - Time to Cash In for Dravid!

Guys, here is Team India's Test Cricket Calendar over the next 14 months... IND vs NZ - 3 Test Matches in IND (Nov '10) IND vs SA - 3 Test Matches in SA (Dec '10 - Jan '11) IND vs WI - 4 Test Matches in WI (Apr-May '11) IND vs ENG - 4 Test Matches in ENG (Jul-Sep '11) IND vs WI - 3 Test Matches in IND (Oct-Nov '11) IND vs AUS - 4 Test Matches in AUS (Nov '11 - Jan '12) So... 21 Tests (including the ongoing Ahmedabad Test)... 15 outta those games...

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Virender Sehwag defends cautious Rahul Dravid

Virender Sehwag was quick to defend Rahul Dravid's slow approach to his innings yesterday. Dravid went on to register his 30th Test century, but that was after consuming 100 deliveries for his initial 17 runs.Dravid and Sehwag added a second-wicket stand of 237 runs as India amassed 329-3 at stumps. "He (Dravid) played his game and I played mine. We complement each other well.He is such an experienced individual, and knows his own game better than...

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Dravid and his legacy

To be fair, one has always been a Dravid fan. One has always realised that he was once upon a time the best batter in the country. But one always said that Dravid was getting old. And even before this innings one has had his/her own doubts. Did Rahul Dravid meritte his place in the side but one read this article which was only a few years old and one realised how forgotten a guy can be. In 2007 a guy wrote about him! A guy who a lot of us respected. Whom I respect!Mukul Kesavan in his book 'Men in White', writes this.Extravgantly Sound: Rahul Dravid I look forward to some bilious critic attacking Rahul Dravid. It'll make for a change....

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The phases of Rahul Dravid

RAHUL DRAVID is a Fighter who doesnt give up!For a period of about 2 years from December 2006 to November 2008, one of the greatest batsmen of the modern era had statistics that read thus:Matches - 25, Innings - 47, Runs - 1317, Average - 30.63 with two centuries and seven fifties.It was not the most pleasant time to be walking in the shoes of Rahul Dravid. A man who - up until mid-December 2006 - had a majestic career average of 58.75, had...

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I 'Like' whatever has been posted on this Wall

From the days she managed to shower the enigmatic Avatar with 108 distinct names, India has patented an ingenious manner to bestow monikers. Sobriquets and epithets that somehow emerge in public consciousness, grow in popularity and then uniquely identify the more famous children of the nation – specifically that characteristic of the hero that captures the mass. Most often, these nicknames have uncertain origin but overwhelming consensus,...

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Determined Dravid overcomes the pressure

Rahul Dravid's 104 may not have been his most attractive, but was very significant © Associated Press Teams: India These are not easy times to be Rahul Dravid. In his previous innings, on home soil in Bangalore, he walked out to replace the man who many see as his eventual successor. Cheteshwar Pujara had batted with tremendous poise and fluency for 72 and...

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A second wind for Dravid?

Has Dravid been too caught up in the mechanics of survival to flourish? © Associated Press Watching his innings of two halves in Ahmedabad prompted the question: is Dravid too aware of his own mortality? Harsha Bhogle By playing with a bat Michael Hussey called "three metres wide", and doing so in his 38th year, Sachin Tendulkar doesn't only continue to give people...

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Me and Dravid did not discuss batting styles: Sehwag

Ahmedabad: Flamboyant opener Virender Sehwag on Thursday said he and Rahul Dravid did not discuss even once their different batting styles even as they struck contrasting centuries on the opening day of the first cricket Test against New Zealand here.While Sehwag was his usual aggressive self, scoring a quick hundred, Dravid took time to get into groove and gradually improved his strike rate.Sehwag’s...

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Dravid surpassed Sir Don Bradman For Centuries

Dravid just surpassed the greatest cricketer's tally of 29 100s. Congrats for well built innings..! Well played Viru, as well..! COMMENTARY ON THAT BALL : Patel to Dravid, 2 runs, and he gets to the hundred with the cut! Nicely helped away past cover, and limps back for two. Looks up to the heavens, then acknowledges the reception from the dressing room. Second hundred since Ahmedabad last year, and his 30th overall. Goes past Bradman,...

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Sehwag and Dravid torment New Zealand

India 329 for 3 (Sehwag 173, Dravid 104) v New Zealand Scorecard and ball-by-ball details It was business as usual for Virender Sehwag © AFP New Zealand were given an early glimpse of the difficult task ahead of them in India as the home team moved into a commanding position on the first day in Ahmedabad. Virender Sehwag sprinted to a century in just over a session while Rahul Dravid compiled an old-school...

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Dravid walks the extra mile

He stopped his cover drive with a frown, as two saree clad groundswomen approached the stroke's vicinity, dragging along with them a squeaky roller. The women stopped just short of him, pulling the burden back from where it came. Watching them recede, he moved back and across, and with eyes focused over his clasped wrists, he executed the text book defence. As he held the pose with grace, the electronic lawnmower swallowed stubborn tufts of grass with a chugging din inside the square, while loud painters splashed their drenched brushes on the smoothened side of the carpet-like lawn. As the sun sunk below the smoggy Ahmedabad horizon,...

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Dravid's Form Check

RD's average has gone down by 5 since 2007..!!Not only have Dravid and Ponting struggled when compared to the best in the world, they've also failed to keep pace with the best in their own teams. There used to be a time when Ponting was unquestionably the best batsman in Australia, but now that mantle has been taken over by Michael Clarke, while Simon Katich too has scored far more consistently than Ponting. It's not as if runs have completely eluded Ponting - among his six hundreds was a memorable 123 against India in Bangalore, his first century in the country, 101 and 99 in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in 2008, and 150...

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Will Dravid find his form against NZ?

A frustrated Rahul Dravid has been a common sight recently © Associated Press It's definitely not a shove. Perhaps it's a gentle tap on his shoulder. Only Rahul Dravid can tell. Is Dravid feeling the pressure from the youngsters? Or is it an illusion in our minds? In the seven games he has played in 2010, Dravid averages 34.60. It's a dip from his high standards, of course, but is...

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Dravid learns lessons from Sachin

Sachin Tendulkar has been an inspiration to a whole generation of cricketers. His batting in itself is a coaching manual. This is clearly reflected in his envious cache of batting records.On Tuesday, at the Sardar Patel Stadium at Motera near here, the Little Genius was seen in a new role. He became a source of inspiration to none other than former India skipper Rahul Dravid.The 37-year-old Bangalorean, who has been the mainstay of India’s...

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Dravid may be a part of KSCA administration

Three of Karnataka's greatest ever cricketers - Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad - will contest elections to the state cricket association (KSCA) on November 21. A fourth, Rahul Dravid, will not contest but has indicated to his former team-mates that, if they win, he will be part of the administration in some capacity. "We are all in this together," Prasad told ESPNcricinfo. Kumble, Srinath and Prasad have all held administrative...

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Rahul Dravid –The Selfless Man Who Goes Unnoticed!

Taken from Abhinav BlogThis piece is not about his runs, his centuries or his partnership – we have millions of articles dedicated on this facet. So let us move above all this! This article is about Rahul – the generous soul whose attitude makes him stand tall above others, this article is about RAHUL SHARAD DRAVID!Rahul Dravid, the Wall of Indian Cricket team for decades is one man who hates to see a fall!Every single time, this man has risen...

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Dravid panicked in the IPL final: Gibbs

JOHANNESBURG: Rahul Dravid had clicked the panic button during the final of the IPL season 2 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers, disclosed Herschelle Gibbs in his autobiography, 'To the Point'."He tried to play a little paddle against Harmeet Singh and got bowled. In a normal game he would never have tried that shot at that time. There was panic written all over it," Gibbs wrote about Dravid in the book that was...

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I shouldn't be compared with Dravid: Pujara

NEW DELHI: Cheteshwar Pujara is distinctly uncomfortable when compared to Rahul Dravid and the Saurashtra run-machine says he is not in a hurry to realise his childhood dream of making it to the national team.Pujara's perfect temperament, classic technique and penchant for marathon knocks drew parallel with Dravid but the 21-year old batsman insists it's way too premature."I don't think I should be compared with Dravid who has...

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