News about Rahul Dravid

PAUL's newman in VISAKHAPATNAM: Brendon McCullum evoked the spirit of the time he kept Dan Carter out of the South Island Schools rugby team as he wondered what was to come for England next week. When discussing England's return to Abu Dhabi for an eight-day break before the third Test, the England coach and former fly half said, 'There will not be a whole lot of preparation.' The boys have had a long training session and two separate Tests.' "This is a chance to take a break from the heat of war and enjoy our families.' I talked to Rahul Dravid (India coach) about this and he said his players are going home.

PAUL NEWMAN IN HYDERABAD: "This is certainly the first victory since I've been captain," Stokes said after a fourth day of thrilling first Test drama at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, which ended with just four balls of the extra half-hour remaining. We've had some amazing victories, but it's difficult to imagine where we were and who we were facing, 1-0 up is a strange feeling.' Even after losing three specialist spinners, two of whom were inexperienced in Tom Hartley and Rehan Ahmed appeared to backfire, Stokes insisted England never stopped believing.

Fast starts, keeping India's spinners quiet, runs on the board and picking the right team! Those are the keys to touring success, as told to Mail Sport by England's heroes of 2012, when the last Test team to beat mighty India on their own turf.

In recent Tests, the Aussie opener has struggled terribly against England, and India coach Rahul Dravid hasn't been unnoticed (pictured, inset), who is also suspicious of his ability to score runs quickly. Warner's last match against India in February was dismal, as he struggled with the bat before being sent home injured.

Ian Healy, a great cricketer, has launched an scathing lawsuit against Indian cricket authorities for reportedly encouraging pitch curators in Nagpur to interfere with Australia's plans to perform at VCA Stadium. The Aussies' chances of winning their first series in India in 19 years got off to a rocky start last week, when they were thrashed by an innings and 132 runs after slumping to their lowest ever total figure in the region. With the Test finishing within three days, Australia was allowed to practice on a day four surface.

In India, travel agencies are used to receiving turning wickets, but curators' tactics in the run-up to the Border-Gavaskar series opener have been unusual. Ground workers were on the VCA Stadium pitch for hours on Tuesday, employing some bizarre tactics as soon as the Australians left the field after their training session.