We believed in ourselves: Dravid
Posted on Sep 21, 2006 at 14:27
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Kuala Lumpur: India's incredible win over West Indies in the tri-series on Wednesday was not by any coincidence but the result of a well planned strategy, skipper Rahul Dravid revealed.
Although the Indians were bowled out for a paltry 162 in 39.3 overs, they still believed that they could win the match, Dravid said after India kept their hopes of a final berth alive with a 16-run victory over the West Indies.
"It was not a coincidence. We did believe that we could win this one. We talked about it in the break," Dravid said.
"We knew that the West Indies batting has been struggling except for Lara who comes out to bat in the middle. So we thought if we could pick a few early wickets, we would stand a chance of winning.
"It was always going to be a tall order but we believed in ourselves," the skipper added.
Dravid heaped praise on his bowlers who managed to defend the small total admirably.
"The bowlers put on a great performance, their bowling was exceptional today. All the bowlers -- Munaf, Agarkar, R P, Sreesanth, Harbhajan -- all of them bowled beautifully."
Dravid admitted that the batting left a lot to be desired but said some thought ought to be given to the fact that they were playing their first full game in almost two months.
"We did not bat to our potential. But one must keep in mind that we haven't played for the last two months, to come back and win in this fashion is good."
Dravid also said that the win should stand the team in good stead against their crucial league match against Australia on Friday.
"This win is a big fillip. (If we had not won this one) it would have been difficult to beat Australia with bonus points. If we play well against Australia, we can give them a run for their money."
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Posted By Jazzy
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Posted By Sophia
Dravid is learning, learning fast from his guru, Greg Chappell. He is not learning the art of batting but the
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