| This was one thing I won't regret doing which RD | | | | Dravid's Festival @ Roshnara Club. The Club people |
| didn't appreciate, didn't like..Touching his feet was a | | | | knows us, the staff knows us, the Karnataka team |
| pleasure, watching him hit the square drive was a | | | | knows us as their allies, the Delhi team knows us as |
| privilege, looking at his perfect pulls was an honour, | | | | the opponents... |
| his humbleness and and his down-to-earth attitude | | | | We also saw Ishant and and Kohli...they were |
| were the blessings, his smile and his life, an enigma, | | | | gossiping, Kohli was making fun of a senior person |
| his personality, a charm, his presence, a feeling that | | | | from Karnataka dressing room, shows how he is...and |
| perfection in body language, and attitude exists, and | | | | also, he was making kids run around, still getting |
| so on...its not that you describe in words, these are | | | | beaten often, and said he'll finish with a six, hit a six |
| such traits that make me feel that I'm lesser than | | | | around 40 meters of the bowling of a kid. Rakesh |
| him. | | | | also bowled to him, he mishit it cause it wasn't near |
| Who else of his stature will come to ask for | | | | his scoring area, was almost a yorker. |
| interview once he's said that he will give it? He came | | | | Rakesh bowled in the nets to Stuart Binny who |
| himself for it, we didn't have to run behind, while | | | | doesn't know defensive play. There were a lot of |
| Vijay Dahiya clearly didn't want to give the interview, | | | | friendly people in the dressing room. We robbed Delhi |
| and so indirectly said bye after running behind him. | | | | of the home advantage, which Vijay Dahiya was |
| There comes the difference...he doesn't have an ego, | | | | referring to after the match...we were cheering very |
| even after performing so well. The game was | | | | very hard...and we enjoyed it. Anything for Dravid, |
| perfect, his 78 in the first innings were delight, he | | | | Only for Dravid. |
| scored very less in second innings, but it was okay, | | | | The legacy of Karnataka fast bowling continues with |
| his presence was wonderful, and so other things | | | | Vinay, Mithun, Arvind, and Akhil. All are almost |
| didn't really matter much I feel... | | | | allrounders. Delhi was always on the losing side, |
| After he was out, he was cheering, and was hell | | | | except for gritty knocks by Dhawan and Bhatia...we |
| disappointed at the loss of wicket of Thilak Naidu...the | | | | also got to see what home advantage is (umpiring). |
| reactions showed that every game is important. He | | | | Back to the center of attraction, Rahul Dravid is the |
| never took it as an easy game, he wanted to win, | | | | best person I've met, he is inspiring, and somehow, I, |
| played for win in the end. Lights were offered the | | | | as a budding writer, can't express that in words. |
| first time, he said play, which clearly meant he | | | | Words aren't enough to explain the experience, just |
| wanted to go for the extra 2 points. It was really | | | | one thing, whenever you have an opportunity, |
| beautiful feeling to be almost part of Karnataka | | | | experience the experience we had yourself, and it'll |
| team, cheering for them a lot which they | | | | stay with you for life. Even critics, if they meet him, |
| acknowledged... | | | | will surely get in awe of him as a person. He is a |
| About the other things, the interview was fantastic, | | | | great person truly...forget about being a cricketer for |
| though we were underprepared...we enjoyed every | | | | the moment. |
| bit of the game. These four days, we had said, are | | | | Dravid's Festival rocked... |