PCB chief bowled over by Dravid

India may have run away with the one-day honours but that did not come in the way of the admiration that Pakistan has for Rahul Dravid, chai...

India may have run away with the one-day honours but that did not come in the way of the admiration that Pakistan has for Rahul Dravid, chairman of the country’s cricket board Shaharyar Khan said.

“The attitude and senstivity of Dravid was appreciated by everyone in Pakistan,” the PCB chief said.

Without saying as much, the former diplomat, here for working out the modalities for the joint bid for World Cup 2011, spelled out his preference for the Indian skipper over his predecessor Sourav Ganguly.

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“Ganguly came to Pakistan as captain in 2004. He was a good leader. But Dravid is exceptionally good. He can be India’s ambassador,” he said.

On whether one should talk to the player and work out a deal wherein the player can retire gracefully, he said there was no need for such a thing.

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