Kent Considers Dravid As One Of Its Own

Canterbury, Aug 27: It has been 11 years since Rahul Dravid spent a summer in Kent playing county cricket but fans here still talk of the senior Indian batsman as one of their own and a benchmark for consummate professionalism.

Dravid's figures -- 1221 runs from 16 matches at 55.50 with two centuries -- aren't too phenomenal.

But those few months are still spoken of with awe and admiration for the much-liked batsman. It is still impossible to initiate a discussion on Dravid the person before locals have spoken about his cricket and cricketing manners.

Martin McCague, the fast bowler of the club who played Tests for England in the 90s, is absolutely beholden to the Indian star.

"Everyone talks about how he stamped his authority against Shane Warne at Portsmouth that season when the Wizard of Oz tried everything to plot his downfall. Dravid had a 70-odd in the first innings and absolutely brilliant century in the second.

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