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NEWS Cricket World Cup 2007>Expected big scores from top order: Dravid 07th Mar 2007 11.38 IST By Agencies While expressing satisfaction over the win against the Netherlands in the warm-up game before the World Cup, Indian captain Rahul Dravid said he expected the top order to notch up big scores in the match. "I expected the top three to go on and get big scores. But this is the early part of the tour and the boys looked good," Dravid said after the match at Trelawny in Jamaica Tuesday.
"It was a good game, it was a sort of game we had our legs and feet moving. It was a must win game for us. We want to make our presence felt and make an impact," he said. Dravid said the damp wicket made batting slightly difficult early in the innings, but it eased up with time. "It was a bit wet and damp. But as it dried out, it played beautifully in the afternoon," he said. On the next warm-up game against the West Indies on March 9, Dravid said the match would provide a chance to test the skills against one of the best sides. "We have played each other a lot of times recently. But it is a good chance to test each other. And the West Indies are the best team in such conditions," he said. Disappointed with the loss, Dutch captain L van Troost said his bowlers were slightly nervous earlier in the innings. "Bowling-wise we were a bit nervous in the early part. We gave away too many extras. But the job was well done later and we were back in the game," he said. "We always wanted to win. For that we had to bat for 50 overs," he said. Also View In-Depth Coverage: Cricket World Cup 2007 Team Page: India Team Page: Holland | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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