Sheer hardwork brought Rahul Dravid close to Sachin Tendulkar, says VVS Laxman
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VVS Laxman believes that it was sheer hard work that brought Rahul Dravid to be talked about in the same breath as Sachin Tendulkar. The stylish Hyderabadi-batsman has also added that Dravid and Virender Sehwag had a great impact on India's performance in overseas conditions.
Considered as one of the last classical Test match batsmen, Rahul Dravid’s rise in international cricket was more methodical than meteoric. Sheer
Laxman, who had batted with Dravid many a time to bail India out of the soup, said, “Sachin (Tendulkar) was already an established cricketer when
Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, and Virender Sehwag had refreshingly different styles of expressing themselves with the willow. But, Sehwag had rewritten the rules of batsmanship with his exceptional hitting skills. Laxman feels that Sehwag and Dravid were the two who had a great impact on India’s performance overseas.
“Every player had their space. And, I feel anyone who had
Laxman’s 281 against Australia in 2001 at the Eden Gardens was the innings that changed the landscape of Indian cricket, but Laxman, with all his modesty, said that it was the situation that made milestones.Â
“Milestones are
