The Surfer

Something seems broken in Dravid

Peter Roebuck is surprised that Rahul Dravid's lean patch has extended for so long and points out two faults: a) his strokes seem to have lost power and b) his front foot is moving laterally instead of forwards

Peter Roebuck is surprised that Rahul Dravid's lean patch has extended for so long and points out two faults: a) his strokes seem to have lost power and b) his front foot is moving laterally instead of forwards. Read on in the Hindu.

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Dravid’s famous wall was built with cement not dust. As a rule, too, heavy batsmen fall back before those light on their legs. They start to lumber, arrive a fraction late to play their shots and make a mistake. Dravid is as light as a dancer. His footwork and reflexes ought to be unchanged from his days of clover.

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