There's no need to lose hope this soon. Dravid and Yuvraj are still at the crease, and there's Dhoni to follow. Harbhajan and Zaheer can bat as well. (Remember the first test between India and Australia last year?) Who knows? These people might put up something really big on the scorecard and steer us to a formidable total. I'm still pretty optimistic and I don't get why I shouldn't be. Test is a five day game, and this is just the start.
What did I tell ya guys!
Really, what an innings from Dravid! I guess no adjective in this world is enough to describe it's beauty and worth!
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Those who didn't see him in action today don't know what they have missed. The guy has again proved that no matter how old you might be, class
never dies. Our batting order was staring at yet another mass humiliation by a crap bowling attack, when he walked into the crease. After that, the way he fought, and the way he held our innings together...it was, in PC language, just Epic! Oh well, with this innings, the guy has entered the 11,000 Test runs club. I always rated Dravid highly, but to be frank, after this fabulous knock my respect for him has increased ten folds!
Well now, as the match stands, we should get to at least 450 tomorrow. Can't dream of anything below it even in my nightmares. 500 is tough, but isn't impossible either. Remember, Mr Dependable is still there, and both Vajji and Zak can bat pretty well!
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And the way he celebrated his 100..that's not how he celebrates. He came out with the intention to prove something today and that he did. That just sends the message back to the selectors to not disrespect him again or he'll make them look bad again.
So true. A cricketer's main weapon is his bat. And Dravid's bat today gave the
fitting reply to the selectors for all the injustices he had to face from them. Well done, RD!