Dravid set for T20 debut as India lose Gambhir

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Dravid set for T20 debut as India lose Gambhir

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Rahul Dravid is set to play his first and last Twenty20 international for India.

31 August,2011 05:43 am

Veteran India batsman Rahul Dravid is set to play his first -- and last -- Twenty20 international in the one-off game against England at Old Trafford on Wednesday after Gautam Gambhir became the latest player to leave an injury-hit tour.The 38-year-old Dravid was one of Indias few successes in their recent 4-0 Test series defeat by England, scoring three hundreds as the hosts replaced the injury-hit tourists at the top of the ICCs Test standings.That series ended at The Oval just over a week ago in a match where Gambhir suffered an injury after falling on his head trying to take a catch.And with the opening batsman ruled out of both the Twenty20 international and the subsequent five one-dayers against England, that means Dravid, the second highest run scorer in Test history behind India team-mate Sachin Tendulkar and with 339 one-day internationals to his credit, is set to make a T20 debut for his country.If he plays, it will also be Dravids last Twenty20 match for India as he has said he will retire from shorter formats of the international game after this tour to concentrate on prolonging his illustrious Test career.