Cometh the hour, cometh the man! The phrase hitherto been generously used for the 'selfless' Rahul Dravid who has always put team's interests above his own in all formats of the game, is going to have to be conferred upon someone else (atleast in the One day format) as he announced his retirement post the England series.
Quite evident from the announcement is his dumbfoundment at the recall as if suggesting that he has had enough of 'you call me only when you need me' game which only results in a 'win-loss' situation in favour of BCCI and thus many will agree that the timing of the announcement was just right before he got snubbed again from the one-dayers at home (Flat tracks and batsmen ain't really tested) later this year.
Dravid's illustrious ODI career has largely been overshadowed by the genius of Little Master and has had to work hard, become multi-skilled to cement his place in the One-day format. He has always been the supporting hero who went unnoticed most of the times because he lacked the flair of a Tendulkar or a Sehwag but always was the first one to put his hand up in the interests of the team, be it keeping wickets or bat at different positions. Scoring over 10000 runs at an average of almost 40 and S/R of over 70 for a player who has always been labelled as a 'Test Player' is no mean feat.
As disappointed a Dravidian (term used for hardcore Dravid fans) I am today with his retirement I am happy that he will continue to render his selfless services in Test Cricket.
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