Goodbye to the Great Wall


Was it the right time? Well, this was the only thought that flashed across my mind as news channels broke the news of Rahul Dravid’s retirement from international cricket…Although rumors, regarding the fact that “the wall” had decided to quit the longer and the only version of the game of which he was a part had been doing the rounds way before the actual announcement, I had sincere hopes that this wouldn’t be the case...

Considering the fact that at 38,dravid was old and weary, not suitable for a game that demanded so much of stamina and his recent performances fuelled the fire that he was “past his prime”, his retirement was justified…Yet his decision to hang up his boots did not go down too well with me…There are no two ways about the fact that as a player, as a cricketer ,RAHUL DRAVID was a class apart….A cut above the rest, a player who  always let his bat do the talking...And the reason why I am singing praises for him stems from the fact that as a cricket fanatic, I had admired the way he played…He had never been aggressive, yet he was flamboyant …He was slow and apparently “not so entertaining” yet he was an interesting watch for  people who adored the game in the true sense…Precisely ,he was a visual treat..

Ahh!!! I am gripped with nostalgia as I write this blog which intensifies as I recall some of his superb knocks in international cricket…And the reason which prompted him to take a stand, out of nowhere and bid adieu to the game…Well it was a matter of personal choice and as Dravid has always been “humility personified” he called it quits gracefully, creating a void, so large that it will be impossible to fill... And as far as I am concerned, I will definitely take time to come to terms with the fact that Now there will be no one to take the team through from “a spot of bother” to a position with an “edge”…
As of now I can only say that “Jammy, we will miss you”….

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