Dravid gives Rs 35000 to groundsmen for preparing sporting pitch
Kanpur Nov 29 PTI He has always been different from the rest and Indias new head coach Rahul Dravid proved it once again by giving Green Parks groundstaff led by Shiv Kumar Rs 35000 for preparing a sporting pitch for the first Test against New Zealand The Indian-born Ajaz Patel and Rachin Ravindra showed remarkable resilience under fading light and on a deteriorating track to defy Indias famous spinners and eke out a thrilling draw for New Zealand after an engrossing fifth and final day of the opening Test here on Monday We would like to make an official announcement Mr Rahul Dravid has paid Rs 35000 personally to our groundsmen the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association UPCA announced in the press box after the game During his time Dravid was known to play the game fair and square and things havent changed one bit even after so many years The tip was a token of appreciation for not dishing out an under-prepared track where the divot would explode and the match would end inside three days It was a proper pitch where batters who have applied themselves got runs such as Shreyas Iyer Shubman Gill Tom Latham and Will Young while pacers Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson tormented Indias top-order and the home team tweakers got 17 wickets Dravids appreciation means that the template going forward would be sporting wickets with a bit of everything rather than something diabolical PTI KHS AH AH
Kanpur Nov 29 PTI He has always been different from the rest and Indias new head coach Rahul Dravid proved it once again by giving Green Parks groundstaff led by Shiv Kumar Rs 35000 for preparing a sporting pitch for the first Test against New Zealand The Indian-born Ajaz Patel and Rachin Ravindra showed remarkable resilience under fading light and on a deteriorating track to defy Indias famous spinners and eke out a thrilling draw for New Zealand after an engrossing fifth and final day of the opening Test here on Monday We would like to make an official announcement Mr Rahul Dravid has paid Rs 35000 personally to our groundsmen the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association UPCA announced in the press box after the game During his time Dravid was known to play the game fair and square and things havent changed one bit even after so many years The tip was a token of appreciation for not dishing out an under-prepared track where the divot would explode and the match would end inside three days It was a proper pitch where batters who have applied themselves got runs such as Shreyas Iyer Shubman Gill Tom Latham and Will Young while pacers Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson tormented Indias top-order and the home team tweakers got 17 wickets Dravids appreciation means that the template going forward would be sporting wickets with a bit of everything rather than something diabolical PTI KHS AH AH
