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A.Answerth
equest
ionswi
threferenc
etothecont
ext
.
1.Cri
ckethasgi
venmeal i
feti
meofex per
iences
.Whatar
esomeof
th
eex per
ienc
esDravi
ddes c
ribes?

 Dravi
ddescri
besopportuni
tiestotravelth
eworld,
playforan
agai
nstfamouscri
cketerons omeofth egr
eates
tgroundsand
theabi
li
tytowit
nessthetrans f
ormati
onoft h
eIndi
anc r
icket
teamtoaworld-
classone.

2.I
tmeants ometh
ingtome-someth
ingt
hatIhopeth
eywil
lfeelIhav
e
t
riedtotakefor
ward.El
aborat
eonwhatDravi
disref
err
ingto.
Do
y
out h
inkhesucceeded?

 Dravi
di srefer
ringtothelegacyleftbehi
ndbyl egendary
cri
cketery
, h
isment orsandseniorsanddes cr
ibesthathis
awarenessofc arr
yingthei
rworkf orwar
ddi c
tatedthemanner
inwhic
hh econductedh i
scareer.Yes,Ithi
nkh esucceeded.

3.I
tmademeappreci
ateh
owluckyIwastobeablet
odowh
atIdi
dfor
s
olong.
Expl
ainwh
yDravi
dconsi
dershi
mselfl
ucky
.

 Dravidconsi
dershimsel
fluckytoh avebeenabletolivehi
s
dreamofplayingcri
cketforIndi
af or16years,
becausehe
displ
aystheawarenessthatendurancecountsonlywhenyou
areabletorisefr
omdef eatevenasy oucelebrat
ev i
ctor
y,and
heisawarethatheisluckyforbeingabletoenduredforso
long.

4.Ilearnedsomuc
hfr
omy
ou.
Whoi
sDr
avi
dref
err
ingt
o?Howdoesh
e
definethem?

 Dravi
disr
eferr
ingtothosehecons
ider
sagr eatplayers
-
play
erswhomaynothaveveryhi
ghstat
ist
icstotheirnames
,
butwhopl
ayedwithhi
m, asdpar
tofateamt hatwas
 deter
mi nedtodoit
sbest.Heconsider
shimselfpri
vil
egedt
o
haveplayedwit
h‘gr
eats’
wh oc
ameont ot
hefieldandgavei
t
every
thingth
eyhad,ev
enifrecordsdonotreflectt
hemassuch
.

5
.I ’
venodoubtt h
atI’l
ltakegreatpleasur
e, i
nwatch
ingyouachi
eve
greatt
hings.
Wh oisDravi
daddr ess
inghere?Whatcant
h eyt
akeaway
fr
omDr avid’
slif
eintheirendeavour?

 Dravi
disaddressingth
ef utur
eIndi
ancri
cketteam.
Th eycan
takeawayth
er ecordsthatDravi
dhasmadefortheIndian
cri
cketandcantakeh i
slifeti
meexper
iences
.

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