“We have used this camp to give people new experiences, new opportunities. I think the challenge for us is to not just help them grow as cricketers but also as people,” Dravid said.

Expressing hope that medium-pacer Irfan Pathan would bounce back in the coming triangular series in Sri Lanka, Dravid commended Pathan's self-effort to improve his performance. "Irfan came early to the camp on his own. None of us asked him to do that."

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