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Rahul Dravid Retirement From ODI
Rahul Dravid, best known as “the Wall” of Indian cricket team is all set to retire from this sport as per the sources. Rahul Dravid last ODI will be at Sophia Gardens Stadium on Friday where the Indian Team is currently playing England in the ODI series. Rahul Dravid retirement is all abuzz the news rooms especially after he came with brilliant scores in the England Series. It is pretty surprising that Rahul Dravid debut in T20 career will also be marked as Rahul Dravid last ODI in the same game.
In the Indian cricket team since 1996, Rahul Dravid Career grew constantly when he was the captain of the Team for two years from 2005-2007. There has been a long gap since Rahul Dravid career made some entries in the ODI matches, but he is used to the gaps by now. The various credits to Rahul Dravid Career can be listed as:
- Top 5 Wisden Cricketers of 2000
- ICC player of the year 2004
- Test Player of the year 2004
- Highest number of catches in test Cricket
- India’s Second Fastest ODI 50
In spite of holding all these record to his credit, at the early age of 38, Rahul Dravid announced his retirement that came as a surprise to many cricket fans including the selectors. Rahul Dravid debut in Indian Cricket started in 1996 and this batsman turned into wicket keeper and had an unmatched career in the team.
With the Indian players staying away due to injuries, “the Wall” stood by the selectors and attended to their calls. He was never expected to play both T20 and the ODI during his England tour and was surprised to play both at the same series which will also be his last ODI.
After Rahul Dravid retirement from ODI matches, it is yet to be seen how well he will render his services to the team in the test cricket. Of late, the selectors of Indian cricket team have been sidelining Rahul Dravid with the intention of leaving T20 matches to the youngsters but Rahul Dravid Debut in T20 proved them wrong. |
