India favourites in Dominica's Test debut

Cricinfo Preview by Nitin Sundar Match facts July 6-10, Dominica Start time 1000 (1400 GMT, 1930 IST) Does Harbhajan have it in him to face the reality of his form slump? © AFP Enlarge Related Links Matches: West Indies v India at Roseau Series/Tournaments: India tour of West Indies Teams: India | West Indies Big Picture India are 1-0 up with one...

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'Some of the toughest pitches I've faced' - Dravid

ESPNcricinfo staff Rahul Dravid has described India's Test series against West Indies as a tough learning experience for the younger batsmen and he hopes it will hold them in good stead for the future. India have not posted 300-plus in any of the four innings so far, but they lead the three-Test series 1-0 heading in to the final match. "It's been tough for the batsmen," Dravid said. "It's not been easy for young batsmen to come in and face...

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Rahul Dravid: My GOD of Cricket

skagrawal4k @ SportsKeeda After his 32nd Test century in WIWell, though this article is about Rahul Dravid, as you go through it, you might find references and comparisons to other great Indian Cricketers, most notably Sachin Tendulkar because time and again we have seen that when some columnist talks about Dravid, he invariably makes a mention of Sachin and i am no different, though vice versa may not be true. You can find enough material...

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Why Rahul Dravid is my favourite cricketer

k77sujith @ The Roar Coming from India, I am sure it surprises many that I haven’t mentioned my favourite cricketer as Sachin Tendulkar. Make no mistake, I am a huge fan of the Little Master and I hope there would never come a time when he decides to call it quits. However, there is one man who has always been in the shadows of Saurav Ganguly and Tendulkar, one who has quietly and religiously gone about his business – ‘The Wall’ Rahul Dravid. Despite being recognized as one of the most mentally strong cricketers the game has ever seen, he has always preferred to stay away from the spotlight and let his performances do the talking. Dravid,...

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Dravid Statistical Highlights After 2nd Test

# Rahul Dravid  (55) has recorded his second highest innings at Bridgetown -- the highest being 78 in March 1997. # Dravid's knock is his 11th fifty against the West Indies. # Dravid is the first player to complete 200 runs in the present series, totalling 212 (ave.53.00), including one hundred and one fifty. # Dravid (6996 at an average of 53.81 in 85 Tests) needs just four runs to complete his 7,000 runs overseas. # Dravid now holds an Indian record with his 60th fifty, eclipsing Sachin Tendulkar's tally of 59 fifties. # Dravid is the second batsman to post 60 fifties in Tests, joining Allan Border (63). # Rahul Dravid is the first...

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Mukund says batting with Dravid helped

@IEWY News After contributing to India’s cause by scoring 48 runs in the second innings, opener Abhinav Mukund said he took inspiration from the rival batting line-up. “Sitting at forward short leg and watching ( Marlon) Samuels and (Shivnarine) Chanderpaul bat, I took a leaf (out of their book),” said Mukund after his career-boosting knock at the Kensington Oval on Friday. “The two were playing too late. Chanderpaul was leaving a lot of balls which were close (to the off stump) also. I too wanted to play as late and leave as many as possible,” remarked Mukund who shared an important 63-run second wicket stand with Rahul Dravid. His...

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India's batting line-up can grind any pace attack: Tremlett

ANI Jul 3, 2011, 12.37pm IST @TOI LONDON: England pacer Chris Tremlett is fully aware that it is not easy to bowl to India's star studded batting line-up, as the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman are capable of crushing any pace attack in the world. The Hampshire-born pacer made his England debut against India at Lord's in 2007 in an ill-tempered series that the tourists won 1-0. After shining against Sri Lanka in the on...

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The Rise of the Indian Cricket Fan

by Freehit @ Sportskeeda The rise of Indian cricket in recent years has been an emotional ride for the nation's die-hard fansAt the start of the previous decade as a young 9-year old, I was a fan of Steve Waugh and his dominant Australian side. Keenly following Australian cricket was in fact, one of my favourite hobbies. There were so many wonderful players who would turn the game on their head when least expected. Everytime the chips would...

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Being Rahul Dravid

By Radhakrishnan Sreenivasan for DNA Being Rahul Dravid is possibly one of the tougher vocations in modern day sport. For starters, he has to prove to himself he has the mind and more importantly the body to score runs at the highest level; then convince the world he is not far away from the Dravid they are used to seeing. I remember Sachin Tendulkar telling me once, when he started his career, it was the mind that he was more worried about...

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Rahul Dravid: Patience Personified

Vineeth S @ SportsKeeda The Wall: Still going strong If one has grown up watching cricket in the 90’s and 2000’s, then the Indian middle order quartet will have been missed when Sourav Ganguly retired in 2008. Three years on, the remaining three soldiers are still going strong, with dogged match winning performances. At 38 years of age, Rahul Dravid has now completed 15 years of international cricket. He is currently the oldest active cricketer...

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Rahul Dravid: A champion match winner

Dibyasundar Nayak @ SportsKeeda Another match India won after a classy innings by Rahul Dravid. A champion match winner whose batting career is full with instances of trials and tribulations, Rahul Dravid has carved his own name even if he had to bat in the same era which saw genius Sachin Tendulkar. Some even rate Rahul above Sachin when it comes to match winning capabilities. We won’t go into those comparison stuff. After 15 years of constant...

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Dravid provides a fascinating glimpse into his batting methods

S. Dinakar for The Hindu Raina, particularly in the second innings, handled the short-ball well Rahul Dravid lives in the ‘present moment' at the crease but has this precious ability to look deep into a contest. This insightful batsman breaks the innings into compartments, wear downs the attack in the most demanding of conditions. Dravid can visualise an innings mentally, move into what professional sportsmen call the ‘zone.' During his outstanding innings of 112 at Sabina Park, the steely batsman provided us a fascinating glimpse into his methods. On a surface of variable bounce, he played with the full face of the willow when the ball...

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Never underestimate great sportsmen

Peter Roebuck for Hindu Rahul Dravid has struck a mighty blow for the old-timers. His hundred in the Caribbean served two purposes, putting his team in a powerful position and reminding all and sundry that batsmen are better judged from their performances than from their birth certificates. Apparently his place had been in jeopardy. All sorts of gilded youngsters had emerged in the recent T20 campaign. One or two of them had even passed 50 a couple of times. In some eyes the veteran had become surplus to requirements. Never mind that T20 is a trifling matter besides Test cricket. Dravid responded by constructing a resourceful and decisive...

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But for Rahul Dravid, India could've been humiliated

Pradeep Magazine for HT It is an age-old predicament every sportsman confronts in the twilight of his career. When does he choose the moment to give up his most cherished possession, something he has lived for and enjoyed doing the most? The greater the excellence achieved, the harder it is to give it up, to wake up one day and convince oneself that "Enough, my mind and body need rest". You have to be a super achiever, a perfectionist to be given time and space to make your own judgment on when you feel your body and mind...

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In Praise of Rahul Dravid

Written by: Will Davies Original Article Link Here Rahul Dravid once again proved his worth for Indian cricket this week, scoring a remarkable 32nd Test century for his country as many of his teammates floundered in the first of a three-match series in the Caribbean. India beat the West Indies by 63 runs at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. It was a relatively comfortable victory courtesy of Dravid’s second-innings score of 112. India’s next top scorer in that innings was No.10 Amit Mishra, hardly in the team for his batting, who notched up 28 runs as the team stuttered to a total of 252. Dravid celebrated his century the...

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Dravid: Give youngsters time

Original News Link Veteran Rahul Dravid has come out in support of the young India batsmen who failed to live up the hype in India's 63-run win in the first Test against the West Indies. Rahul Dravid's 112 in the second innings proved to be the platform for India's win but the youngsters, drafted in place of Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh, failed to make their mark. Dravid, however, said the youngsters need to be backed and given time to prove themselves. India's middle order has been well served by Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, but vacancies are going to open up sooner than...

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Rahul Dravid moves to top-20 Test Rankings

However, star batsman Rahul Dravid jumped nine places to return to the top 20 after his man-of-the-match performance in the first Test against West Indies at Kingston, Jamaica. Dravid earned 45 rating points after scoring a match-saving innings of 112 in India's second innings. Full Article&nb...

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One and One Eleven: Defeating the Loss

In Test cricket, we attribute a loss to 10 batsmen getting out twice, or getting out once at least in the 2nd innings of the game, while a win depends on a certain factors. So in simple terms, except the rare cases, a team can avoid defeat if the 10 pins don't fall (especially while fielding first – includes follow on). We have 11 batsmen in each team, so if we attribute equal percentage (figuratively as even the tail-enders have sometimes saved games), we come to a conclusion that each batsman holds 9% share in between losing and saving. In 2001, Kolkata Test, an old saying turned true, which says 'ek aur ek gyarah', meaning one and one...

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♥ Dravid's Childhood Picture Collection ♥

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