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Dravid not looking at IPL as vehicle for ODI return

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Posted online: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 06:41:32
Updated: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 07:02:55


New Delhi, March 12A: Former captain Rahul Dravid is not looking at next month’s Indian Premier League as a vehicle to return to India’s ODI squad but says he will just focus on playing good cricket and enjoy the new version of the game.

“I am not thinking about it that way. I am focussing and trying to play good cricket and be fit. I just want to enjoy it and take it as one step at a time,” Dravid said.

Dravid admitted that he had not thought about the IPL when he refused participation in the Twenty20 World Championships.

“I did not, to be very honest with you. But things happen and its exciting to be a part of something new, like I said it’s a journey,” he told a TV channel.

Dravid also said he felt lucky to see all the big developments while he was still playing cricket.

“I feel lucky in a sense that I have played in a good era. I have been able to see this sort of Twenty20 thing towards the end of my career, to be a part of something since its inception and to see where it takes us,” said the batsman, who is the captain of Bangalore’s Royal Challengers team.

“It could be something big and to be a part of it at least for a few years, its something I am looking forward to,” he said.

On whether he had devised strategies for his IPL team, he said, “we will think about the strategy later. It’s a 44-day long tournament, its going to be a lot of cricket. I believe we will be competitive."

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Has the election time arrived? by srinivas on 14 Mar 2008

Is the person in the picture is Rahul Dravid or Rahul Gandhi? This paper's obcession with Nehru family is increasing day by day.

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Where have my total comments gone in themessage.Appears to besome defect in the window. Please look into it as it mostlyhappens.

Rahul Dravid Cricketer by parkash chandra luthra on 13 Mar 2008

Re: Rahul Dradiv is a man of strength and astrategist in Cricket.He is asset to RoyalChallengers. All good

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