Indian vice captain Rahul Dravid said in Mumbai today that it was a great experience batting with VVS Laxman in the Kolkata Test against the Aussies, that ultimately helped his team win from an impossible position.

Speaking to reporters after meeting tennis legends, Guillermo Vilas of Argentina, Vijay Amritraj of India and John Lloyd of England, which was arranged by Aquafina, Dravid said it was an enjoyable moment after the Test series win and the morale of the team was very high after that.

Speaking about the Aussie bowlers in general and Shane Warne in particular, Dravid said "he (Warne) is a great bowler and I hold him very high. In fact, all of them (Aussie bowlers) are great in the sense they fight till the end and do not give anything away."

"I have played Shane in English county and Test matches and he always comes at you. Sometimes, we (batsmen) get the better of him. So it is always interesting to bat against him", he added.

Talking about India's future tours, the Karnataka star said "I think the next three series (Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and England) would be very exciting. There are lots of good Test and one-day matches coming in the space of 200 days and I think it would be hectic but very interesting. We will be playing on three different kinds of wickets under three different conditions and it will be a real challenge of every member to get acclamatised to these conditions quickly", Dravid said.

"In Zimbabwe the wickets will be slightly different from those we have in the sense it will be much harder and bouncier. We have played on those wickets last time around and they are a very good side to beat at home", he added.

"The Sri Lankans are real fighters and it will be interesting to see how we cope with their spinners and vice verse while the tour by England will always have happy memories for me as I have played the moving balls quite well", he added.

Speaking about his own form, Dravid said "I was happy to strike form against the Aussies after going through a lean period in 2000. Probably the stint in England helped me a lot and once I came back my confidence kept growing. I am very happy the way things have gone so far in my career", he added.

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