http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 speaks about his dismissal at Edgbaston - Cricket News Update
Indian veteran batsman, Rahul Dravid, spoke regarding his dismissal in the third test against England, saying that he was adamant that his willow did not catch the ball but like others, he did hear a sound, which forced the player to walk back, rather than
reviewing the umpire’s decision.
The incident happened in the second innings, when the batter was facing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705, who bowled a near unplayable delivery. Dravid had to play at the out swinger, which seemed to have nicked his bat before being pouched by Prior.
Standing Australian umpire, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-James-Arnold-Taufel-c90354 ruled the decision in favour of the Poms, and the 38-year-old walked back without reviewing. Replays later showed that there was no hotspot showing and the ball had not edged Dravid's bat.
Though the player did pause for a while to clarify from the non-striker's end, but even http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 affirmed that he heard a noise.
"So I asked my partner and he said there was a big noise. So I had Simon Taufel, one of the best umpires in the world, ruling me out, my partner saying it was out and I myself had heard the noise. I thought maybe it was just one of those instances where
I hadn't felt the edge," Dravid said.
However, The Wall did look at the replays afterwards, only to see that his bat had hit the shoelace.
The no.3 batsman, who notched up 10,000 runs in his customary position, also praised the English seamers, who have given the Indians a torrid time in this series, but also was disappointed in the manner, his teammates have been dismissed.
The fourth Test begins on the 18th of August and Dravid hopes that the team will re-group and give a good account, especially considering the fact that the batting line-up is yet to make a score in excess of 300.
The player has been his side’s highest run-getter in the series. He has made two centuries in the series so far; however, he could not prevent the English dethroning http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 from the No.1 test position, which they kept for nearly 20 months.
Dravid now believes that the bigger task for the Men in Blue is to try and get back their lost glory.
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