Dravid rubbishes reports of rift in the Indian team
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January 12, 2012, Thursday
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SENIOR batsman Rahul Dravid has batted down suggestions of a rift in India's struggling test team and said he was working hard to correct flaws in his defense which has been repeatedly breached in the series against Australia.
India trails the four-match test series 2-0. Its build-up to the third test starting in Perth tomorrow has been overshadowed by Australian media reports of a rift in the side, while the tourists have also come under fire from Indian media for enjoying a go-karting session on Monday.
"When you lose 0-2, that's part and parcel of the game," Dravid, who celebrated his 39th birthday yesterday, told reporters. "Suddenly everything is wrong. There's absolutely no truth to those (reports about a rift)... the spirit in the team is really good."
Dravid, who has compiled 13,206 runs in 162 tests, said the karting session was not an indication of the team losing its focus.
"A lot of discussions happen in the dressing room, in the course of dinner and when we go for go-karting. Lots of conversations can happen in times like that which are very useful, and that's how you learn. You don't learn through sitting in meetings, having powerpoint presentations. That's not how teams work. Obviously there is a sense of disappointment in the result we had so far. We'd like to do better definitely but in terms of spirit, it has been very good.
"One of the good things about travelling away from home is that you are in a bit of a cocoon. You don't tend to know what's happening back home."
India trails the four-match test series 2-0. Its build-up to the third test starting in Perth tomorrow has been overshadowed by Australian media reports of a rift in the side, while the tourists have also come under fire from Indian media for enjoying a go-karting session on Monday.
"When you lose 0-2, that's part and parcel of the game," Dravid, who celebrated his 39th birthday yesterday, told reporters. "Suddenly everything is wrong. There's absolutely no truth to those (reports about a rift)... the spirit in the team is really good."
Dravid, who has compiled 13,206 runs in 162 tests, said the karting session was not an indication of the team losing its focus.
"A lot of discussions happen in the dressing room, in the course of dinner and when we go for go-karting. Lots of conversations can happen in times like that which are very useful, and that's how you learn. You don't learn through sitting in meetings, having powerpoint presentations. That's not how teams work. Obviously there is a sense of disappointment in the result we had so far. We'd like to do better definitely but in terms of spirit, it has been very good.
"One of the good things about travelling away from home is that you are in a bit of a cocoon. You don't tend to know what's happening back home."
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