Perth: Former India captain Rahul Dravid has said that he was wishing that the continuing Test series against Australia will not be turned to be a nightmare like the whitewash against England.
Veteran middle-order batsman Dravid said the tourists were determined to ensure the series was not a repeat of their previous overseas tour, a 0-4 whitewash at the hands of England last year.
India are 0-2 down in the four Test series. The third Test begins at Perth on Friday.
Dravid, who has been bowled out thrice in the series so far, said he was working on his technique.
He also said that senior batsman V. V. S. Laxman was not bothered as calls for his dropping from the team got stronger. Dravid said Laxman is a relexad individual and knows how to handle a situation when things are not going in his favour.
The batsman said Sachin Tendulkar’s impending 100th international century was not putting pressure on the team. He said it would be great of Tendulkar achieves his landmark at Perth.
Dravid said each batsmen in the team has to plan his own strategy to handle the Australian bowlers. He also added that key for India would be to keep Australia in the field as long as possible.
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