RAHUL DRAVID_ 53_ RUNS VS NEW ZEALAND @ CENTURION IN 2003.
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00:00Rahul Dravid, next man in, lots of responsibility on his shoulders, wickets are 40
00:09Gone! Down!
00:11Thought he had it! Grasped it!
00:13Goodness me, McCullum is the keeper, he moved nicely into the gloves and then turfed it
00:20Whenever he's bowled fuller, he's created problems for the Indian batsman
00:24This is over pitch and wide, and that's the reason Dravid went after it
00:29Just got the impression he was grabbing at it
00:35He knew that was a big one, that would have been the fourth for New Zealand
00:40Just maybe hard hands on that one, Dravid should consider himself very very fortunate, keepers gobble those
00:53Through the gap, forget about chasing that, that's beautifully timed
00:58It's 27 for 3
01:04That was the Yorker, just a little full
01:08Just too full and too wide
01:15Well he's got to go for wickets, Shane Bond, there's no doubt about it, and I just got the feeling Dravid was expecting it
01:21Bat coming down, in good time, just slicing it away, fast point
01:29That's the problem Fleming will have, he has to attack, he has to try and pick up wickets
01:33Which means, as a batsman if you play the waiting game, you will have the opportunities to get the boundary
01:42That's flashed away, if you're going to play the shot, play it hard, top edge and it's flown away for 4
01:49The other thing just to think about is the fact that Raul Dravid is keeping wickets, so maybe that's a factor
01:57If you're going to flash, flash hard, he's got a lot of bats on that, it's flown over
02:03It's put away and will go for 4, lovely way for India to finish the over, 79 now for 3
02:21Go, go, go, go
02:27Looking for 2, should be able to pick up 2, Nathan Astle is down there
02:32And they stroll back comfortably for the 2nd
02:40He's played it fine, he'll look for the 2nd, there's a 3rd man there
02:44And eventually makes it, oh no, the 3rd umpire has been called for Peter Willey
02:50Asking the question, Dravid thinks he's made it, there isn't too much excitement in the New Zealand camp
02:58Well I thought it was touch and go, good flat throw from the deep
03:03Shane Bond was the fielder, Raul Dravid quickly across for the 2nd
03:09And yes, got there in the end, stretched really well, extended his arms to ground the bat
03:19And yes, couple of frames in
03:23This is absolutely brilliant running from Raul Dravid
03:27Must be tired and not out is the call from the 3rd umpire
03:33Indians looking for the pull and he'll get the boundary
03:36Not from the meat of the bat, but there was a lot of vacant space in that area
03:41And the partnership is now 100 runs
03:48It was a good shot from Raul Dravid in the end because he rigged the length really well
03:52Chris Harris not very quick so Dravid had plenty of time to go back
03:58Beautiful stroke, he's batted so nicely
04:02He really has, in several games when he's been needed, Raul Dravid the vice captain has come in and done it
04:09It was beautifully played, one of the best shots in the game, the on drive
04:13It's just hitting through the line, good footwork, getting to the pitch of the ball and finding the gap
04:17And he's got it, he's got it, he's got it, he's got it, he's got it, he's got it
04:21And another one, consecutive boundaries
04:27And the Indians doing it in style here
04:30I mentioned one of the features of this performance
04:33They've not panicked, Robin, they've been under pressure three occasions
04:36Once against Pakistan when Kandulko was dismissed
04:39And now they've got it, they've got it, they've got it, they've got it, they've got it
04:42And now they've got it, they've got it, they've got it, they've got it, they've got it
04:45And now they've got it, they've got it, they've got it, they've got it
04:48Pakistan when Kandulko was dismissed
04:50Then against Kenya
04:52Then here today when they were 22 for 3
04:54And they've looked very composed
05:02Gaines is busy again
05:04Styrus has been guilty of just drifting down that leg side
05:07Four more, and India get ever closer as Rahul Gravid
05:11Goes to a very valuable 50 indeed
05:15Well once again when the chips were down
05:18He's delivered
05:20He's come up with the goods
05:22He's strung a good partnership here with KF
05:24And another half century for Rahul Gravid
05:27And his consistent run against New Zealand continues