Win at Oval will help us restore pride: Dravid

London: Former captain Rahul Dravid has said India have to restore their pride by winning the fourth and final cricket Test of the series against England at The Oval.
Dravid, who has been India's most prolific scorer with two centuries in the series, admitted it has been a tough outing for the visitors for a combination of reasons.

"It has been a tough series for a combination of reasons. The pitches here have been conducive to good seam bowling and the quality of English bowling. All the three pacers have bowled exceptionally well. They bowled beautiful lengths and pitched the ball up," said Dravid.
Dethroned as the No.1 Test team and staring at a 0-4 whitewash in the series, Dravid said India have to win The Oval Test.
"We have to win it. That is the objective. We are not the No.1 any more. The goal for us is to fight our way back there. It is about restoring some pride and show what we can do. But if we want to climb back to No.1 Test spot then every Test matters," he said.
When pointed out that England have taken India by surprise, Dravid said: "We expected them to be good, but we expected us to be better. To be honest we haven't been good enough."
Asked whether England didn't allow the visitors to be better, Dravid said: "In some ways it is true. They have bowled really well and they are a good side. They have young skilled bowlers in these conditions. They have too win in places where they have not won before. They have not won in India in the last 25 years. They have to come and do it. They have the skills and I have no doubt that they have the team to do it as well. But still it has to be done and I hope we can stop them for doing it."