Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid blasted Mumbai Indians' Keiron Pollard for his boorish celebrations following his catch to dismiss Shane Watson.
He is a role model to many but recently-retired Indian batting legend Rahul Dravid himself looked up to Steve Waugh during his playing days and says he imitated the former Australian captain's mannerisms to build a successful career.
Rahul Dravid on Wednesday overtook former West Indian captain Brain Lara as the third highest run-getter in the history of Test cricket when he reached 11 in the first of the three-match series against South Africa in Centurion.
BCCI president N Srinivasan described Rahul Dravid, who announced retirement from all forms of cricket, as 'irreplaceable' and a role model for youngsters to emulate.
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy claims his team has finally figured out a chink in Rahul Dravid's armour and the in-form senior Indian batsman would be out of the equation early in the third and decisive Test to be played in Roseau, Dominica.
Modi and Home Minister Amit A Shah consoled the dejected Indian players.
India head coach Rahul Dravid on Monday said the team management does not ask for rank turners while playing at home and it is tough to predict how a particular pitch would play out over the course of five days in a Test.
ndian captain Rahul Dravid said past performance will be a factor while choosing the team for the World Cup.
'It's disappointing to get out at that stage, especially the timing was not good. In the last half hour me and VVS Laxman were trying to be there when the new ball was taken,' Dravid, who was out for 93, said at the end of the first day's play in the third Test against Australia.
Virat Kohli spent about 45 minutes in the nets and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah bowled full tilt as the Indian cricket team on Friday began its preparations
The 15-member squad of the Indian team which won the T20 World Cup will take home Rs 5 crore each.
The India vice-captain said it is only a matter of time before Ganguly is back among the runs.
Senior Indian batsman Rahul Dravid rubbished Australian media reports that successive losses in the ongoing Test series has led to disharmony in the visiting side's dressing room, saying the team is not bothered about such speculation.
Young New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra on Thursday said he was clueless if his name had any link with Rahul Dravid but he hopes to pick the brains of the India chief coach during the ongoing three-match T20I series in India.
Key batsmen Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh, both nursing injuries, are doubtful starters for the first Test against South Africa, India coach Gary Kirsten said in Mirpur on Tuesday.
Ramesh Powar snared Dravid to complete his five-wicket haul to leave Karnataka reeling at 189 for nine on the first day of their four-day Elite Division Ranji Trophy match on Saturday.
It was on this day that three of India's greatest batters -- Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli -- made their Test debuts.
Former India coach Greg Chappell has ignited a fresh controversy in his newly-released book on Rahul Dravid, saying had the retired batting great received the same support that he gave other captains, he would have been the country's most successful skipper.
Rahul Dravid, who has scored just 51 runs from his five innings that he played so far in the series against Australia, will be replaced by wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik and R P Singh will come in, in place of Sreesanth, for the seventh and final one-dayer in Mumbai on Wednesday.
'The players careers are going to get longer, and in that process, if it benefits the Indian team, nothing like it.'
National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief Rahul Dravid on Wednesday said that they have been addressing mental health issues of non-contracted and Under-19 players amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is an uncertain period for cricketers and it could affect them mentally, said the former India captain.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh says he shocked by the timing of Dravid's resignation as well as the decision itself.
The Indian captain is hoping to sign off a great England summer of cricket in style with a perfect finish at Lord's.
Chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, sprint queen P T Usha and football legend Bhaichung Bhutia are among the prominent sports personalities invited for Monday's ceremony.
Ian Botham has heaped praise on Indian captain Rahul Dravid, saying he was different from his fellow players good only in their own backyards.
Rahul Dravid withdrew from the Afro-Asian series on Thursday citing personal reasons
India's captain defended his decision to bowl first, saying 'there was a lot of rain in the air and the wicket looked a bit tacky'.
The channel in question was Times Now and Dravid was angry after the channel ran a story with regards to the Twenty20 World Cup selection.
India's captain said there is space for the instant version of the game in domestic cricket.
>Deep was picked ahead of Bengal team-mate Mukesh Kumar after his impressive performances for India 'A' against England Lions, when he took 13 wickets in three games and for his consistent performances for Bengal in domestic cricket.
A book on Sachin Tendulkar, Sachin - Genius Unplugged, which features write-ups by Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble, was launched in Bangalore on Wednesday just nine days ahead of the forthcoming World Cup.
The Indian captain said the team emerged triumphant despite being in a lose-lose situation.
The Indian captain said his side are placing a priority on playing good cricket in Bangladesh.
Rohit took over after Kohli quit as India's Test captain following a series defeat in South Africa in January 2021.
'I'll say that I was worried in those two or three days but credit to the boys that they responded really well to that as well.'
Glimpses of the Indian team's training session at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
The curtains dropped on another exciting India vs England Test series, with the visiting side falling to a crushing defeat in the final match in Dharamsala.
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