Aussies to target Rahul Dravid

In the Aussie hit-list for the Test series, Dravid's name figures prominently for his ability to win matches in hopeless situations.

If Australia have prepared a hit-list for the Test series in India, Rahul Dravid's name is bound to figure at the top because of his ability to win matches from hopeless situations.

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No Indian batsman, including Sachin Tendulkar, has troubled Australia in recent years as much as Dravid who has been on a roll since making a century against Steve Waugh's team at Kolkata in 2001.

Even Dravid's rivals did not begrudge him being named 'Player of the Year' and 'Test Player of the Year' by a panel of experts in London earlier this month.

Dravid was in awesome form last season upstaging even Tendulkar with his consistency and ability to deliver under pressure. He earned the nickname 'The Wall' for his impregnable defence and impeccable temperament.

He began the previous season on a whirlwind note, hammering a double-century against New Zealand in the opening Test at Ahmedabad before blooming in Waugh's farewell series in Australia.