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Compiled by AC Ganesh
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15th
February, 2001.
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| Glenn
McGrath on his target men in Times of India |
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"Dravid
is on the agenda. But he puts Sachin Tendulkar (the best batsman) and Sourav
Ganguly (the skipper) a little higher on the priority list. VVS Laxman,
who has got nine first-class hundreds in a row, is also a prized wicket." |
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On
Tendulkar
"I
have dismissed him twice in four Tests so far. We see this practice game
against Mumbai (starting February 22), as an excellent opportunity to
tackle Tendulkar. He can always get the ascendancy by scoring a big knock,
but if I can knock him over a couple of times, it can set the tone for
the series.""
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| Adam
Gilchrist at a press conference in Mumbai |
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"A
majority of the team have played some sort of cricket in India and we would
like to take that experience on board, it certainly will be a tough test
of our ability and certainly I think we're all looking to the challenge
of taking on India in India. Most of us have played against India in Australia
but the conditions are different and it's certainly a challenge we are looking
forward to." |
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| Fleming
on the teams plan to tackle Tendulkar |
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I
think if we can get Tendulkar early a few times in the Tests, it's really
going to kick start us on and I think it would be good. The last time, he
got on top of us early in 1998. It would be great if we can get on top of
him early this time, so it's going to be interesting. We all have had a
lot of chats about him, working at a couple of plans. If one doesn't work,
try another and try this one. It would be good if we get fired up early
on.
"It was silly for him to say that he has control over the wickets. We shouldn't
worry about turning tracks but instead concentrate on preparing good wickets,
as these will start to break up on the fourth day. |
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| Bedi
on turning wickets in rediff.com |
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"What's
the use of turning tracks that don't bounce? The ball was turning square
against the Zimbabweans [at Nagpur] but without bounce, they were easily
able to survive."
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