Senior players failed to take the responsibility, says Rahul Dravid – Cricket News Update
The former Indian captain and top-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and repeated the same mistakes against Australia.
India was the number one ranked Test team of the world before the series against England last year. A whitewash later, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
The Indian fans were hopeful that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and his men could win the series in Australia but it was the exact opposite, as the Men in Blue were whitewashed for the second time in six months. Since last August, India has lost 8 consecutive Test matches overseas.
Dravid, who is nicknamed the ‘wall’, could not perform to the high standards that he has set himself in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. His defence was consistently breached in Australia as he was bowled 6 times in eight innings.
The legendary batsman is of the opinion that a strong Indian cricket team is important for cricket, and hopes that the young players were deliver in the future, even in foreign conditions.
He said, "There are not too many countries playing cricket and I think if India is competitive in Test cricket it does make a difference. We haven't done so well abroad over the last couple of series but I'm hopeful that some of the young kids will come
through."
After the dismal performances of the veteran Indian batsmen, critics in India are calling for the retirement of Rahul Dravid and especially http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772, who has been the mainstay of the Indian middle-order over the last decade. Dravid feels that with no Test
series coming up in the near future, the senior players have time before they decide on their futures.
"We're not playing another Test match for seven to eight months so we'll see how it pans out. At this stage in my career it's always about taking it a series at a time and not looking too far ahead, so we'll see what happens,” the legendary batsman added.
It is important time for the Indian team who need to make the team competitive overseas.
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