At his prime, Rahul Dravid was known for his calm and composed nature on the field. There are hardly any moments in his entire career where he was caught angry or frustrated and the same seems to be rubbing off on the India U-19 squad. The Bangalore-born legend of Indian cricket is now the coach […]
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Next challenge for India is to win overseas: Dravid
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Cricketing great Rahul Dravid feels that though India have been doing well lately in the shorter formats of the game, the next challenge is to start getting results overseas. “Even in Test cricket, India finds itself up there in the rankings largely because they have had great results in home conditions. […]
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Expect India to reach World T20 semis: Dravid
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Cricket legend Rahul Dravid believes India are likely to make the semi-finals of the upcoming World Twenty20, to be played at home, but added that the knockouts will be all about which team does better on match day. “India would make the top four, but after that, it’s just a question […]
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Dravid sir told us WC loss was a lesson to learn from: India’s U-19 wicketkeeper
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) After losing the U-19 World Cup to West Indies Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishab Pant says their coach, cricketing legend Rahul Dravid told them to take the game as a lesson and learn from it. On February 14, the famed Indian batting line-up which had delivered all through the event folded like a […]
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Glad that India displayed best all-round performance: Dravid
Following India’s dominating 197-run victory over Namibia which helped them enter the semifinals of the Under-19 cricket World Cup, head coach Rahul Dravid heaped praise on his side and termed the win as the best all-round performance so far. Opener Rishabh Pant struck a brilliant 111 off 96 balls, alongside Sarfaraz Khan (76) and Armaan […]
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U-19 World Cup a stepping stone to senior team: Dravid
Legendary batsman Rahul Dravid has advised young players not to take the forthcoming Under-19 World Cup as the crowning achievement of their careers, but as a stepping stone for bigger things, like representing their respective countries in the senior World Cup. The tournament is due to start on January 27 in Bangladesh. Three-time champions India […]
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Biggest challenge was to select best 15 for U-19 World Cup: Coach Dravid
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) With the Under-19 cricket World Cup due to start on January 27, India chief coach Rahul Dravid on Tuesday said his biggest challenge ahead of the tournament was to select the best-15 set of players from the 30 probables because of “excess talent” in the pool of players. India will take […]
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India have potential to do well in U-19 World Cup: Dravid
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) India Under-19 cricket team coach Rahul Dravid believes his side has the potential and talent to do well in the U-19 World Cup, starting in Bangladesh on January 27. India will face rivals Australia in their opening match to be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on January 28. […]
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Didn't want to scare myself with funky hairstyle: Dravid
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) Indian batting legend Rahul Dravid says he never had any crazy hairstyles because he did not want to get up in the morning and “scare myself” by looking at the mirror. “If I had those marks on the side (of the head), cut in a funny way, I might have frightened […]
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Virender Sehwag thanked Sourav Ganguly, Dravid, Kumble, and Jadeja
Retired Indian legend Virender Sehwag was felicitated by the BCCI on Thursday, ahead of the 4th Test about to be played at the veteran’s home ground – Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. The dashing opener thanked his former captains Sourav Ganguly, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and the Little Master, Sachin Tendulkar. BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur presented […]