Greatest Quotes about Rahul Dravid!
The Great Wall of India
The Wall, Jammy, Mr. Dependable, Mr. Reliable – no matter what or which way he is addressed to as, Rahul Dravid is the one man who fits them all. He’s the most solid batsmen cricket have ever seen; he may not have thrashed six sixes in an over; he may not have a double century in One Day Internationals to his name, but he is always there when the team needs anything. Be it the runs, be it the keeping, be it the stand-in opener – he is always ready to don any role. He has this amazing down-to-the-earth attitude that has got him many many praises from the cricketing fraternity. So here below is a compilation of a few of the inexhaustible list of quotes on Rahul Dravid.
“Time and tide wait for nobody,except Rahul Dravid” - MTV India
“If a martian were to land on earth now and be told that the best batsman in the world was playing in this match, he would think it was Rahul Dravid and not Sachin Tendulkar.” - Christopher Martin-Jenkins
‘Rahul is the kind of person who young cricketers can look up to; not only because of his success but also because of the way he conducts himself. His remarkable career is proof that nice guys don’t finish last.I am aware that many people see Rahul and me as similar cricketers, I am flattered because it’s good to be compared to a guy who has an average of over 57!.It’s only now that people are recognising that Dravid has probably played more critical knocks than his great contemporaries’ - Steve Waugh
Truely “The Wall” - Harsha Bhogle
“Dravid is A Player Who Will Walk On Broken Glass If His Team Wants Him To” - Navjot Singh Sidhu
“Everyone praises Sachin Tendulkar. He may be a genius in his own right but in my book, Rahul Dravid is the artist. Dravid’s defence tactics, his strokes, his cuts, his grace are truly amazing. I’d like to meet the chap sometime and take my hat off to him.” - Peter O’ Toole
“Team in trouble? Whom do you turn to? Rahul Dravid!” - Ian Chappell
‘Nothing can beat experience’ -Brad Hogg
“All this going around is not aggression. If you want to see aggression on cricket field, look into Rahul Dravid’s eyes”- Matthew Hayden
“Ask any bowler and he will tell you that all the greats will give you a half chance early in their innings, except Dravid ” - Gaurav Kapur
“The people back home deserve a fighting team” – By the man himself
With the all important Australia series coming up, the following conversation the author once had with the great himself will make a lot of sense. Dravid was quizzed, “What was the best way to beat Australia?” and the calm man replied, “the best way to do it is to, in a sense, play to their arrogance“.
One word to this great performer. RESPECT