England tour a thing of past, says Rahul Dravid – Cricket News Update
Veteran batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229, believes that India’s hammering on the tour to England earlier this year will not be in the minds of the players when they tour Australia later this month.
Team Blue suffered a shameful 4-0 whitewash in the Test series followed by a humiliating loss in the One-Day series on India’s trip to England.
Although the Men in Blue have been doing excellent work in the home competitions, the pressure will be immense when it comes to play in tough Australian conditions, similar to those in England.
However, the batting maestro is confident of a great job by his team, saying that the upcoming journey to Australia is a mega chance for his side to make an impression.
He conceded England defeat as a huge embarrassment, but made it clear that one should accept the reality that the Indian team was suffering with severe injury issues during that period of time.
The four-game battle will get underway with the Boxing Day Test, and Dravid stated that with a full-strength squad this time around, the side has bright chances to achieve good results.
“The tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 was a huge disappointment for us and there were fitness problems too. We could have done better there. However that is a thing of past and the tour Down Under gives us another opportunity to do well. Hopefully, we will have full-strength
side and do well there," Dravid said on Saturday.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143, who was India’s front-line pacer on the tour to England, is unavailable for the Australia trip due to a fractured rib. Thus, Zaheer Khan’s timely comeback will be extremely crucial for the side, as the left-arm seamer holds prior experience
of playing on Aussie tracks.
The 33-year-old will fly to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 only after proving his fitness in the ongoing Ranji Trophy. However, Dravid is optimistic about his strike bowler’s return, saying that following Zaheer’s participation in the domestic competition, the side is pretty
hopeful about his immediate comeback.
“He bowled in a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 match and there are all chances that he would be fit and raring to go for Australian Tour. His presence would bolster the Indian bowling," added the 38-year-old seasoned campaigner.
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