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Dravid appointed captain till 2007

March 18, 2006 10:49 IST

Rahul Dravid [Images] has been appointed as Indian captain till the end of 2007 Cricket World Cup, it was announced in Mumbai on Saturday.

"Rahul Dravid will be the Indian cricket captain till the end of the World Cup which will be played in West Indies [Images] next year," BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah told reporters.

Dravid took over captaincy from Sourav Ganguly [Images] after the Zimbabwe series last year. He completed 100 Tests during the third and final match of the series against England [Images] in Mumbai, which commenced on Saturday.


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This shows that how frightened the bunch of selecters are of a single man called Sourav. This man is like a ghost following them and ...


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dravid is right person to become indian captain.


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Dravid, inspite of all the hype about his being THE WALL is all too classy that he hardly inspire spontaneously passionate performance from his team ...


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It is very shocking and sad news for all cricket lovers all over the world that Rahul Dravid has been named as Indias Captain till ...


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A bold step indeed towards right direction.


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