Rahul Dravid Played Quotations

We batted really poorly after lunch. England played well right through the test, they kept the pressure on. I congratulate them. They played some very good cricket.

Sri Lanka was higher than us, so was South Africa and now Pakistan was number two. So we have played well against teams higher than us.

We discussed him in our bowler's meeting last evening. Some of the guys who have played against him in county cricket think he is a very good player.

He sized up the situation very early on. There was help for the bowlers when the ball was hard and new and he knew he had to play cautiously. He controlled the innings beautifully. It was one of the best innings of several played by him on a difficult pitch. It was a special one.

We played with five bowlers because we thought it was our weak area. But we lost the opportunity after restricting them to 216-4 at one stage.

We do realize we've got to take 20 wickets to win a test. That's the key, but we've played the last few tests on flat pitches of low bounce.

We played the best batting combination and it clicked in the first two Tests. But I guess we now have to think about playing the best batsmen in best positions.

We played him in the middle order against South Africa with some success. We have a lot of options, but we will see as the series progresses.

It was a good three days from our point of view. Anil (Kumble) bowled a good spell. For people like Balaji who have not played for a while, it was good to have a go in these conditions. In the end it was a good work-out.

It was not that a single performance lifted us. It was a hard fight and we played good cricket. But we can't slip up as there is still a lot left in the series.

The wicket had grass on it when we played here two years ago, but it may help spinners early this time.

I have played here before. I know that once you get to 60-70 it becomes hard to concentrate.

It was a very satisfying innings, England have one of the better attacks I have played in Indian conditions.

It is a great feeling, everyone has played well. The team had been under pressure at times in the series but we had people who pulled the team out.