Dravid wants whitewash
Sports Reporter
India captain Rahul Dravid said yesterday that they are looking forward to whitewash Bangladesh in the one-day series by winning the third game at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium on May 15."We have our eyes on the challenges ahead. We would like to win it 3-0, no doubts," said a confident Dravid after his side secured a 46-run victory against the home team to confirm the series victory with a match in hand. The 34-year-old India skipper, who came here after a disastrous World Cup performance that included a five-wicket defeat by the Tigers, once again said that what happened in the past was not a concern for them right at the moment. "We tried to win. We can't do anything about the past. It's a disappointment but what we can do is play good cricket here and in the future. So it's good to win," he said. Dravid, one of the finest batsmen in the world, also said that it was not easy to chase down a total they achieved by batting first under such difficult conditions. "I thought that 285 was a good score given the condition and they had two good bowlers at the death. It was above par for the conditions but if you're going to be too critical you can say that we were 15 runs short. I was confident with the score as I knew that Bangladesh had to bat really well to win and our bowlers bowled well," he observed. "Part of the role in the top-order is to be aggressive and play some shots, take some chances. Sometimes they come off and sometimes they don't. It was our strategy to attack against this kind of attack in this condition where it is hard to hit when the ball gets old and keeps low," said Dravid. He also expressed his satisfaction over the new opening pair. "It's good that someone puts his hand up and scores like he (Gautam Gambhir) did today. It gives the selectors a lot of confidence when someone does that," he said. Dravid said that the contribution of Robin Singh as a fielding coach make input in his side fielding. "We have always emphasised on fielding and with Robin we have more input now. We worked on things that we made mistakes in the last game and I am sure we'll keep doing better in that regard."
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