Rahul Dravid : The Wall

**Sanguine Sridhar** · 17th August 2009, 11:42 AM

I think Srikanth likes to give chance to all and I dont think that its a golden handshake. Nehra-vellam edhukku theripiyum choose pannanum?

If Dravid could not perform well whats wrong in giving him handshake in ODI's?

Srikanth

thamizhan thamizhan dhaan ba!

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**crajkumar_be** · 17th August 2009, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by MADDY

Originally Posted by Nerd

One of the best decisions by BCCI in the recent years.

make it 4 claps

ah i'm loving it - rohit sharma dropped and dravid taken in.......now the team looks more like mudhalvan arjun team - youngster and experience

@ Maddy: Rohit dropped-nu padichadhum mudhalla sandhosappadravaru neenga dhaan nu nyabagam vandhuchu. And stats pottirundhaanga

**MADDY** · 18th August 2009, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by crajkumar_be

@ Maddy: Rohit dropped-nu padichadhum mudhalla sandhosappadravaru neenga dhaan nu nyabagam vandhuchu. And stats pottirundhaanga

avana thalaila thatti konjam vekkanum........it worked so well for sehwag and yuvraj......also, looking at the volatility of the players, i think its good if we have both sachin and rahul for WC2011.....if rahul is in, rohit has no place....

**Dinesh84** · 18th August 2009, 05:33 PM

http://www.cricinfo.com/india/conten...ry/419934.html

kudutha kaasuku mela koovuraanda goyyala..

**crajkumar_be** · 18th August 2009, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by Dinesh84

http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/419934.html

kudutha kaasuku mela koovuraanda goyyala..

Sachin Tendulkar has also been picked in the 15-member squad for the tournament

**ajithfederer** · 18th August 2009, 07:47 PM

Vengsarkar hoped that Dravid would seize the opportunity. "I hope, wish and expect him to do well," he said. "Rahul is a great batsman with a very sound technique. The ODIs, unlike the Tests, is a batsman's game. Unless you make mistakes you don't get out. Rahul doesn't commit too many mistakes."

From the above link

Yaarukavadhu purinjudha??

**crajkumar_be** · 18th August 2009, 08:50 PM

Simple, Mani-Ramani

If "youngsters" perform, they will be selected. If Dravidan performs, its just ODIs where its difficult to get out

Originally Posted by ajithfederer

Vengsarkar hoped that Dravid would seize the opportunity. "I hope, wish and expect him to do well," he said. "Rahul is a great batsman with a very sound technique. The ODIs, unlike the Tests, is a batsman's game. Unless you make mistakes you don't get out. Rahul doesn't commit too many mistakes."

From the above link

Yaarukavadhu purinjudha??

**VinodKumar's** · 18th August 2009, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by Dinesh84

http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/419934.html

kudutha kaasuku mela koovuraanda goyyala..

Thambi VengayaSarkar rocks

**wrap07** · 25th August 2009, 03:21 PM

Rahul

**VinodKumar's** · 11th September 2009, 01:12 AM

Tailor-made for Dravid

There wasn’t much of a change in mood as the Indian team went about their practice today, given the news that Gautam Gambhir was out of the series. If it had affected them in any way, they didn’t show it. MS Dhoni, at a press conference, said the team had dealt with such losses before and had always stepped up.

Gambhir’s departure has deprived India of a player able to score quickly and bat through the innings. Gambhir is also an excellent player of spin. After Sachin Tendulkar at the top, the man most capable of playing the anchor role is Rahul Dravid.

Dravid was a surprise inclusion in the one-day side, but his need was justified. India’s middle order had their share of problems against the short ball, highlighted by several teams during the ICC World Twenty20, and the selectors called on someone reliable.

Virender Sehwag was not an option before the team was announced, Gambhir was today ruled out. Dravid will bat ahead of Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni and Yusuf Pathan, a quartet that provides India with big-hitting early, during the middle overs, and late on. On these pitches, against skillful slow bowlers who know more about choking than the average serial killer, whether setting or chasing, you need something special. Thilan Samaraweera showed that.

Dravid has always appeared to construct his innings in a thorough manner. He runs hard between the wickets, he drops the ball gently here and there, and manages to find the boundary ropes with deftness as supposed to power. His two most productive regions to collect boundaries when batting at the end of an innings are the arc between point and gully and the area behind square, just wide of short fine leg. Shots played there are mostly down to astute placement than belligerence.

Today he played shots that appeared like they’d perforate those gaps. Watching a batsman at the nets can offer you insights into his mental and physical state: how did he read the ball, move into position in time? Did he play his shots with ease to wherever he wanted? Today, outdoors at the nets against his bowling team-mates, Dravid batted without any noticeable flourish, but that sturdiness and approach was unmistakable. They are two traits Dravid possesses that can quickly deflate a bowling side.

He was in a rhythm today. It’s only practice, but if you have an eye for the techniques of batting it can be beneficial. Dravid stood still until the bowler delivered; his feet and hands moved with speed and precision. His head was still. Raina and Dinesh Karthik, batting at adjacent nets, moved much more at the crease.

A couple drives off the quick bowlers and two late-cuts from off stump off Amit Mishra – the shots were placed with the accuracy of a surgeon – was ample proof that Dravid is in good nick.

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