dalapathi Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 [img]http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pOIMQeFvk1QKjEyBzezsHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTMxMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/Sports/PaSport/Cricket_N0914881326274129587A.jpg[/img] Unconfirmed media reports said his string of failures in Australia has prompted the Indian great to hang his boots. [url="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=12dsk7cg2/EXP=1328904581/**http%3A//cricket.yahoo.com/player-profile/Rahul-Dravid_1004"]Rahul Dravid [/url]may end his international career after India’s likely defeat in the Adelaide Test, unconfirmed media reports said on Friday. PTI reported that Dravid, who has had a torrid time with the bat in Australia, may choose to announce his retirement on Saturday. India are six-down and are [url="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=13emdlgg3/EXP=1328904581/**http%3A//cricket.yahoo.com/news/australia-close-in-on-whitewash-as-india-collapse-again.html"]certain to lose the Adelaide Test[/url] on the final day and with it, lose the series 4-0, having lost by the same margin in England. Sections of the media reported the BCCI as saying that they were not aware of any plans Dravid may have to announce his exit. The 39-year-old Dravid averages 24.25 in eight innings on the tour. He’s been out bowled in six of those innings, bringing his famed technique under the scanner. He is believed to have told some of his team-mates after another failure against Australia in the final Test that he had decided to hang his boots, PTI said. Dravid has played 164 Test matches, making 13,288 runs. He’s the second-highest Test scorer in history with Ricky Ponting now only 88 runs behind him. He has made big contributions to some of India's biggest Test wins, including a 180 in Kolkata against Australia in 2001 which set up an against-all-odds win for India. His 233 and 72 in the Adelaide Test of 2003 handed Australia another famous defeat. Dravid's highest Test score of 270 — against Pakistan in the Rawalpindi Test of 2004 — helped India complete their first Test series win in that country. Where previous generations of Indian batsmen struggled, Dravid made big runs in bowler-friendly conditions. The two innings which stand out are his 148 in the Leeds Test of 2002 and the twin knocks of 81 and 68 on a minefield of a wicket in Jamaica. Both helped India score landmark Test wins. Dravid also has a world record 210 Test catches. In 2011, Dravid had formally announced his retirement from India's limited overs squad after a surprise recall during the England tour. The batsman nicknamed The Wall for his hard-to-breach defense had made his Test debut in England in 1996, having made his ODI debut a few months earlier. Dravid made 95 on Test debut at Lord's before scoring 36 Test hundreds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dennis Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 why is media putting unneccesary pressure on him..... baga adakapothe select cheyyakudadhu...evadu eppudu retire annadhi kooda velle decide chestara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 [img]http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/6946/2640r2w.gif[/img]falthu gallu mediaaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuva Nataratna Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Good Decision......please retire Dravid.....u r too old to play test cricket....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavan_613 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 [quote name='Yuva Nataratna' timestamp='1327698269' post='1301355099'] Good Decision......please retire Dravid.....u r too old to play test cricket....... [/quote] [img]http://i35.tinypic.com/1zvcrjl.jpg[/img][img]http://i35.tinypic.com/1zvcrjl.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirra_gichhutha Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 [quote name='Yuva Nataratna' timestamp='1327698269' post='1301355099'] Good Decision......please retire Dravid.....u r too old to play test cricket....... [/quote] oldest batsman to score back to back centuries in england...oldest player to score over 1200 runs in a calender year...How old is old enough? who r u to decide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuva Nataratna Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 [quote name='Chittimallu' timestamp='1327699776' post='1301355151'] oldest batsman to score back to back centuries in england...oldest player to score over 1200 runs in a calender year...How old is old enough? who r u to decide [/quote] k.......6 times okka series lone same delivery ki bowled ayyaka inka old avvaka young avtara enti baa......as a cricket fan i said my opinion that Dravid is better of announcing retirement before the team management shows him the exit door........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuva Nataratna Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 [quote name='CITI' timestamp='1327699163' post='1301355132'] [img]http://i35.tinypic.com/1zvcrjl.jpg[/img][img]http://i35.tinypic.com/1zvcrjl.jpg[/img] [/quote] [img]http://lh5.ggpht.com/-w_7Lvc3GPbI/TwKNYpCM7uI/AAAAAAAAF0A/4U-3eQLzewc/s150/Mahi-26.gif [/img][img]http://lh5.ggpht.com/-w_7Lvc3GPbI/TwKNYpCM7uI/AAAAAAAAF0A/4U-3eQLzewc/s150/Mahi-26.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirra_gichhutha Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 [quote name='Yuva Nataratna' timestamp='1327699987' post='1301355157'] k.......6 times okka series lone same delivery ki bowled ayyaka inka old avvaka young avtara enti baa......as a cricket fan i said my opinion that Dravid is better of announcing retirement before the team management shows him the exit door........ [/quote] Dravid retire avvalane nenu kooda korukuntunna...late aithe he too will become like sachin and ppl will start hating him....but "u r too old to play" annav ani aa comment raasa anthe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapchik Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 [img]http://www.gifsoup.com/view3/1804232/brahmi-feel-o.gif[/img] Dravid ..Another brick of the house ...... Inka Pujara anna..rohit anna ravali... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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