Confident India aim to close series at Kotla
Posted on Oct 26, 2008 at 20:28 | Updated Oct 27, 2008 at 11:34
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New Delhi: Rahul Dravid does not rule out an Australian backlash in the third Test but the former India captain expects the hosts to wrap up the four-match series at their happy hunting ground, the Ferozeshah Kotla.
India have not lost at the Kotla in the last six Tests and Dravid said he was confident that the hosts would maintain the unbeaten streak.
"It's a great venue for us. I haven't played in a Test that we have lost here. So, it's always nice to come back here. Hopefully we will wrap it up here and make it seven in a row," Dravid said after Sunday's practice session.
Dravid also issued a warning to his teammates, saying Australia, trailing 0-1, would do everything to bounce back in the series.
"Definitely, we outplayed them in all three departments — batting, bowling and fielding (in Mohali). They will be hurt. They have had a lot of success over a long period of time," Dravid said.
"They have not seen many failures and would be keen to come back. But rather than thinking about them, we will focus on our preparations," Dravid said.
"They would want to prove a point here but we are ready," he added.
Dravid attributed India's thumping 320-run win in Mohali to the bowlers.
"I will put that down to our bowling. Zaheer (Khan) and Ishant (Sharma) have bowled really well, all credit to them," he said.
Zaheer, in particular, has become a thorn in the Aussie flesh and his ability to reverse swing the ball has made him almost non-negotiable for the rival batsmen but Dravid said it was a simple case of hitting the right areas consistently.
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