"Definitely we got a lot of experience in our Test side but it only counts if you perform on the day. We all are going to start the game on zero-zero. You can have all the wealth of experience you want but if you do not perform on the given day or given match, it really counts for nothing," said Dravid in a pre-match press conference at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium yesterday.

"Apart from the experience we also have to put the right performances, do our basics well, and do what is important to win a Test match. We really have to put things in place to win a match. We have to go with the methodical manner and do our basics right," he continued.

One of the finest batsmen in the world, Dravid, expressed his satisfaction over the wicket for the first game starting today and said that he was not too bothered with the weather condition.

"It looks like a pretty good wicket. I think it should hold together for the first two and half to three days. It might break up as the game goes on, may be on the fourth and fifth day. The heat is going to be a factor but it is same for the both teams," he observed.

In reply to a question, the 34-year old Indian skipper said that his side always expect big things from veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble.

"On any condition, Anil (Kumble) is an important part of our attack. He played a huge role for the Indian team over the last decade and the half. So I do not see any difference in this series as well," he said.

Dravid also explained the reason behind his team's happy dilemma over the selection of the final eleven.

"We will have a team meeting in the afternoon and announce the final eleven tomorrow (Friday) morning. We would like to keep it a surprise as well.

"It is not easy to drop anyone but sometimes you have to do it. You know this time we have to do that definitely. We are considering all the options. We do have the options of playing five bowlers in this condition considering the weather, considering the wicket and considering what we are trying to achieve from this game," he said. Mohammad Ashraful's brilliant unbeaten knock of 158 against India is still fresh in many cricket fan's minds but Dravid said that they have no plan with one or two players.

"No special plan for Ashraful. We do not focus on one or two players. We made plans for all the batsmen because all of them can perform well. Ashraful is obviously a talented player and he played superbly against us in the last series. So hopefully this time we do not let him that many runs in the series," he said with a smile.

Like Bangladesh captain, Dravid also battled with the issue of Dav Whatmore but he was not interested to say anything about the issue.

"I do not know anything about that. I am only hearing it from you. I do not want to talk about that. I want to focus only on cricket now," he responded.