The Wall of Indian Cricket

Rahul Dravid popularly known as the wall of Indian Cricket has announced his retirement from international cricket on 9th March,2012.He has already taken retirement from one day cricket and T-20's and now it was the time for test cricket.


Not only an amazing batsman but also an amazing human being,he has given a lot for Indian Cricket.And i feel it will be an end of an era by his retirement.He didnt get as much credits as he deserved as his performance was overshadowed by others.He ends his career with 13288 runs,including 36 centuries and 63 half centuries at an average of 52.31 from 164 tests,with 270 being his highest score.

Rahul Dravid has done a lot for Indian Cricket and had played many match winning knocks for the team.He has always gone an extra mile while performing and played his heart out.He literally shed sweat and blood while rescuing his team from various sticky situations.

Who can forget the India-Australia match at Edens??India had faced a follow-on and were facing loss but for Dravid who fought out and brought India to a marvelous win.

As said by Lee-"A phenomenal batsman and a great human being."

Dravid was the one who taught many youngsters how to stay positive and calm in tough times.He taught us how to fight back and to never let your critics outplay you.In overseas situations where the whole Indian batting line would collapse,it was he who would fight alone and save the pride of the nation.He may have been critisized for his defense style play but he knew how he played and his performances speak for him.

It was an honour for us to watch him play and he would always be cherished by all.
We will miss you Rahul..You are a true hero and we hope you stay connected with Indian cricket in some way or other.