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Dravid praises Kaif

By Our Special Correspondent

LAHORE, MARCH 21. Rahul Dravid said once the earlier batsmen had a set a scorching pace, he knew if he stayed till the end, India could pull off a win. He was speaking at a post match press conference after India's five-wicket win over Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.

"We lost one wicket too many, but Kaif played a superb knock. It was great batting with him," he said. The Indian vice-captain also singled out Yuvraj Singh's batting for praise.

Dravid complimented the Indian bowlers for a good job done. "Zaheer came back strongly, so did Kartik and Irfan. A score of 300 was par for course on this pitch."

Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said the side would have to look again at its bowling options. "We conceded too many runs at the start."

Inzamam said though he made a hundred, it was disappointing to finish on the losing side after the team had put in so much hard work.

Mohammed Kaif said this was an important innings in his career. Kaif, who was forced to miss the VB tri-nation series down under because of a broken finger, said he had, during that period, spent time with his family and taken the strains off his mind.

Both, Dravid and Inzamam were asked questions about the verdict of the game being fixed. Dravid said "will you please get this guy (questioner) out of the room." Inzamam told the person asking the question to "shut up.''

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