Skipper Rahul Dravid on Saturday said the successful return of Sourav Ganguly
has given the Indian top order much needed "experience and solidity",
and hoped the former captain would sustain his good form into the World Cup.
"We have got a good opening today. Sourav has come
back and the manner in which he played in the whole series was noteworthy,"
dravid said after india`s series-clinching 7-wicket win against sri lanka here.
"He has done exceedingly well. He came up with solid runs under his belt
and gained confidence ahead of the world cup.
"We hope he will keep up the momentum. His experience and solidity at
the top is good for the team and he had led the team in the last world cup will
definitely be an advantage to us."
Dravid said Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh
being among runs was a welcome news ahead of the next month`s quadrennial event
in the West Indies.
"I am pretty happy about it. It will give them confidence and the way
they placed is very heartening and good for them and good for the team,"
he said.
The captain sounded upbeat after the series win and
said the team would "hit the ground harder" in the Caribbean.
"It is a great series win especially to come back from 0-1 and win the
last two matches successively. Winning the series has given lot of confidence
to the team in total," he said.
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