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India's current head coach Rahul Dravid heaped praise on India's bowling attack during the pre-match press conference ahead of their Asia Cup Super 4 match against Pakistan on Sunday. However, he had a moment of personal confusion while addressing the press where he said that while India's bowling attack may not look as glamorous they get the job done. Trying to explain the same, he stopped himself from using the word 'sexy' but his witty reply has gone viral on social media.
The incident occurred when Dravid was questioned about Pakistan's bowling lineup performing against India, and while he did admit the same, he also defended his bowlers. "Yes, they bowled well, I won't deny that. Of course, they are a good bowling side. But we also bowled well to restrict them to 147," said Dravid.
"Sometimes in the numbers, it will show that someone bowled at 145 kmph, someone at 147 kmph, but at the end of the day, bowling analysis is most important. Whether you are bowling at 135 or 145 or 125, whether you are swinging the ball or not, you are judged by the results. And bowling analysis of our fast bowlers was also pretty good. So I respect their bowling, certainly, but I am very confident that we have a very good bowling attack as well," he added.
It was in the next sentence where Dravid got stuck. He said "Might not be as.." and after stopping his statement, he said, "Wanted to use the word, but I can't use that word, the word in my mind is coming out of my mouth, but I can't use it," Dravid said, to the amusement of the reporters present.
One reporter asked if the word he wanted to use was 'exuberant'.
"No, not 'exuberant'. It's a little bit... four letters, starts with 'S', but ok," he said, drawing more laughs from those present.
"We might not look glamorous, but we have got some guys who produce results," Dravid concluded his answer. India bowled out Pakistan in their opening match and then kept Hong Kong 40 runs below their total.
Heading into the crunch tie, India received a massive blow after star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament after sustaining a knee injury.
