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Scottish cricket woos Dravid

Scottish cricket is trying to rope in India's star batsman Rahul Dravid for their next season but the only snag is lack of resources.

Chairman and Chief Executive of Scottish Cricket Ltd., Gwynne Jones, met Dravid in South Africa on Wednesday, but the Indian batsman is not too keen on joining the Scottish side, media reports said.

``He wants to get married after the World Cup and has no interest in playing county cricket again because it is too demanding,'' a report in the Times daily said quoting Jones.

``But he said he is very keen to play for us provided we can come closer to the payment he wants,'' the report said. Attempts to find a sponsor for the Scotland team, let alone for Dravid's services, have so far failed, the report said.

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