Rahul Dravid had played an epochal knock of 270 in the final Test at Rawalpindi during India’s tour of Pakistan in 2004, starring in as many as three century partnerships with Parthiv Patel, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly and another stand worth 98 runs with Yuvraj Singh. His fitness played an important part in his epic innings in energy-sapping conditions and it needed coach John Wright to put things in perspective. He acknowledged the role of trainer Gregory Allen King and physiotherapist Andrew Leipus in getting the players into a splendid physical state. “Rahul is certainly one of the guys who has really worked hard on fitness. There’s a lot of team effort behind it. We try and support each player and give him the best opportunity to go out there and do his best,” he said, highlighting how Team India had worked hard.
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