Kolkata: Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batsman Younis Khan, who considers Rahul Dravid as his idol, has a dream of playing at the magnificent Eden Gardens here and get the pride of becoming Man of the Match.

"I am very excited to play at the Eden Gardens and I want to be the Man of the Match," Khan said about the one-off Platinum Jubilee One-day International match between India and Pakistan here on Saturday.

According to thatscricket.com/, Khan, who, like Rahul Dravid in One-dayers, also has a dual role of a wicketkeeper and batsman for his team, considers Rahul as his idol.

"I idolise Rahul Dravid for the kind of performances that he has demonstrated for India in the last 3-4 years," the young cricketer from the port city of Karachi said.

When asked about the dual role of keeping and batting exerts pressure on him, Khan said that in the beginning he used to bat only but later on, coach Bob Woolmer requested him to keep as well.

"I am enjoying it (dual role) more now," he said.

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