{"id":15256,"date":"2013-05-24T06:16:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T06:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=15256"},"modified":"2013-05-24T06:16:08","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T06:16:08","slug":"something-magical-was-needed-against-sunrisers-and-hodge-was-simply-brilliant-dravid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=15256","title":{"rendered":"Something magical was needed against Sunrisers and Hodge was simply brilliant: Dravid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Brad Hodge is a special player for us, says Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid. He showered his praises on Brad Hodge saying the way he anchored the innings in last game was absolutely brilliant. Hodge scored unbeaten 29-ball 54.and ended off the match in style.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dravid was quoted by <strong>Times of India<\/strong> saying, &#8220;Something magical was needed when we were down and out against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Hodge gave that magical touch. His innings was one of the finest T20 innings that I have ever seen while chasing down the low total.\u201d Rajasthan Royals had now qualified for the champions League after winning this game against Hyderabad.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wall of Indian Cricket was quoted by <strong>Indian Express<\/strong> saying, \u201cWe are playing with all pacers because Praveen Tambe is injured and we are already short of spinners. Not going with spinner on the track of Kotla was not an easy decision to be made but somehow we managed to get that much-needed win. I think the bowlers did a really good job to restrict them to 133. They were a dangerous team and our team did a good job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Dependable was quoted by <strong>Hindustan Times<\/strong> saying, \u201cThis season had been lots of positives, every time we looked down and out someone has stood up and got us over that finishing line. The way youngsters had responde3d in the tough situations that speaks volume about the talent these guys have with them. We don\u2019t have big names for sure but young-guns over here are ready to make it big and this is what that makes RR so special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the Jammy-Boy was quizzed regarding his future in IPL, he was quoted saying, \u201cCouple of games are left in this season and I haven\u2019t thought about retiring as Champions League is just round the corner. First let this tournament get over, then I will chalked down whether I have to take the retirement or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Reliable was quoted by <strong>DNA<\/strong> saying, \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a cracker of a game against Mumbai Indians who are studded with some outstanding players in their team. The have all the ingredients to make this game a memorable one but we are focusing on our strengths rather than on theirs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded by saying, \u201cIf Rajasthan Royals win this tournament then it\u2019s going to be a fairytale for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brad Hodge is a special player for us, says Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid. He showered his praises on Brad Hodge saying the way he anchored the innings in last game was absolutely brilliant. 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