Do you think rahul dravid has been overrated since his retirement. This despite the fact that his team had been relegat. Rahul dravids boys are now world champions and their coach rahul dravid is winning all praises. Since his retirement, people always compare him with sachin and say that he is a better batsman.
He has been the finest ambassador for india in the traditional form of the game and rahul dravid, after calling time on his cricket. Ajinkya rahane posts heartwarming wish for his role. Rahul dravids retirement provokes applause from all over. What are the inspirational stories of rahul dravid. If in fact dravid had penned this speech, he should seriously consider a career as a writer after his cricketing career is over. Rahul dravids speech as a chief guest at bits pilani. Dravid is the fourthhighest run scorer in test cricket. Ce batteur debute avec lequipe du karnataka en 1991.
I am excited to be back in new delhi among you all. Certain images licensed from getty images credits terms of use privacy policygetty. Indian cricketer rahul dravid announced his retirement from. Rahul dravid retires from cricket with sadness but also.
Rahul dravid reflects on his career as he announces retirement from international cricket at his home ground, the chinnaswamy stadium, in a function room filled with more than 200 people watch. Dependable when it came to oneday internationals, and yet always had a sweet jammy persona when he was offfield. Cricket in india teary eyes figure of speech medium blog open letter a team in this moment thoughts lettering. In his retirement speech, he made sure he thanked his many junior coaches who instilled in him, his powerful love for the game. Rahul dravid delivers with bradman speech india real. For the most part of his career, rahul dravid was considered to be the best no. Thus the news of a rahul dravid marriage was big news in the country. Rahul dravid felicitation speech espncricinfo youtube. I just hope he sachin really enjoys the last two games and enjoys his cricket irrespective of whether he scores or not because that is irrelevant. It tells the tale of a young man who has succeeded in his chosen profession through an ardent faith in the three ds of dedication, discipline and determination. The cold nip in the air is more than made up for by the very warm welcome i have received. Details about rahul dravid,about his family, hobbies.
Rahul dravid, its not over yet, you know that ruchira. On his 47th birthday, we list some of the milestones from rahul dravid illustrious career. Dravid announced his retirement from test and domestic cricket on 9 march 2012, after the 201112 tour of australia. He was the secondhighest run scorer and had taken the highest number of catches in test cricket at the time of his retirement. He stood like the wall during grueling test matches, and his name was mr. A critique of rahul dravids bradman oration the cricket. Later in the day, the wall announced that the upcoming series will be the last time he plays for india in the shorter formats of the game. See more ideas about gentleman, cricket and india cricket team. The india batsman rahul dravid has announced his retirement from international and domestic firstclass cricket. Like i said, when i heard the news of him probably announcing his retirement, thank god for simple joys. Full text of rahul dravids retirement speech sports news. Rahul dravid and his pearls of wisdom from the 6th dilip sardesai.
After the final of the champions league t20 in new delhi on sunday,rajasthan royals skipper rahul dravid gave an emotional farewell speech to his teammates,towards the end of which he remembered his father who passed away in july the loss to mumbai indians was dravid s last competitive game and he said that he wished his father,sharad dravid,was alive to watch it. Rahul dravid announces retirement from international cricket. Rahul dravid became the first nonaustralian cricketer to deliver the sir don bradman oration today. Govt bonds, mutual funds and fds in a languid chat, rahul dravid reflects on his career, the challenges facing young cricketers today and life post retirement.
Rahul dravids retirement from international cricket was announced at his home. The bcci and cricketing fraternity came together on tuesday night to raise a. The speech had depth of thought, selfdeprecating humor, pride and most of all, a trait that we have come to associate with dravid, humility. Dependable, is a former cricketer who represented the indian national cricket team. A year and a half since my retirement has been a wonderful period of introspection and an opportunity to reflect on my career. Rahul sharad dravid is a former indian cricketer and captain of the indian.
Rahul dravid speech sir donald bradman oration 2011 youtube. Rahul dravid, second most prolific batsman in test history, announced his retirement from international cricket where he has been a star for over 15 y. Even after retirement, dravid played for his old club in bangalore, the bangalore united cricket club bucc. Rahul sharad dravid born 11 january 1973 in indore, madhya pradesh is an indian cricketer, and the current captain of the indian cricket team. Rahul dravids nickname the the wall, is a wonderful analogy for his ability to bat for long periods and withstand pressure the image he conjures for me is the the iceman, he is incredibly cool under pressure, there is an almost surgical like precison to his batting. Rahul dravid was part of indias big four alongwith sachin tendulkar, sourav ganguly and vvs laxman. Rahul dravid has delivered a stirring speech on the spirit of cricket, proving he is just as eloquent on the podium as he is with a bat on a cricket wicket. Rahul dravid announced his retirement from test cricket on march 9. It is 16 years since i played my first test match for india and today i feel it is an time to. He also monitors the progress of india a and india under19 cricket teams. Years after his retirement, he still continues to do so, taking the next generation of indian cricket under his wings.
Though dropped from the oneday team earlier in his career for being scoring relatively slowly, he is, at present, one of the topranked batsmen in world cricket. Rahul dravid retires from cricket, comes back and scores a century to save his side. Rahul dravid was surprisingly recalled to the indian squad for the oneoff twenty20 and five match oneday international series against england on saturday, two years since his last appearance in an odi. Dravid said that if dhoni doesnt see himself continuing. Dravid says goodbye to odis sports news india today. Rahul dravid is the former captain of indian cricket team. There is no doubt that rahul dravid is one of the greatest cricketer of all the time but i do feel that many.
Rahul dravid is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. Its yet to hit me that he wont be out there in the middle anymore, playing for india. Time and again, with his simplicity and humility, he has proved an absolute gentleman. The text of rahul dravids statement at his farewell press conference in bangalore on march 9. Rahul dravid plays a shot during an ipl match between his team rajasthan royals and chennai.
Rahul dravid speech equal opportunity cricket scribd. Twitter flooded with tribute to rahul dravid new zealand. Rahul dravid s speech as a chief guest at bits pilani convocation 20, goa. Rahul dravid announces retirement press conference youtube.
Be the first one to catch all the news and exciting happenings in the world of bollywood. Former indian skipper has always proved his class time and again in an international career spanning more than oneandahalf decades. He is the director of cricket operations at national cricket academy, bengaluru, india. Rahul dravid retired from test and domestic firstclass cricket on march 9. It has been 16 years since i first played a test match for india, and i feel its time for me to move on. Rahul dravids speech at the bcci felicitation ceremony. In his retirement speech if you can watch on youtube, he said its the right time for retirement. Rahul dravid biography, career info, records, awards.
Rahul dravid, nicknamed as the wall of indian cricket, jammy, and mr. Numbers do lie rahul dravid had more impact than sachin. The nice guy who finished first is a remarkable story of rahul dravids illustrious career in international cricket that commenced in 1996. Looking back i am certain that cricket has made me better, a more wellrounded person, it certainly gave me the opportunity to mature. Transcript of rahul dravids speech at the sir donald. Indian crickets formidable the wall rahul dravids retirement from international cricket left everyone emotional. Rahul dravid makes an emotional speech, made at the function organised by the bcci to felicitate him in mumbai on march 27. Thank god for a rahul dravid, thank god for his simplicity.
The two batsmen have played a lot of cricket together and seem to share a great bond. We look back at eight of his best test performances from his 16year. Pm modi praises rahul dravid in his speech at karnataka rally while the entire nation praised the team, darvids coaching came in for special appreciation from all quarters including former. Pm modi praises rahul dravid in his speech at karnataka rally. Numbers do lie rahul dravid had more impact than sachin tendulkar former test cricketer aakash chopra ranks rahul dravid higher than sachin tendulkar in his book titled, numbers do lie. On his return from australia, dravid spent a month, taking out the emotion from.
Here is the complete speech made by rahul dravid who announced his retirement from tests and firstclass cricket. The current indias test vicecaptain took to twitter and showcased his love and respect for him idealcummentor. Following rahul dravids retirement from international cricket, social media sites like twitter was flooded with tweets wishing the wall best of luc. Rahul dravid announced his retirement from international and domestic firstclass cricket in bangalore. The star of indias batting in chasing a modest total of 216 rahul dravids statement after indias victory shows his greatness. Get more information about dravids life and his journey in the field of cricket. Rahul dravids speech at the bcci felicitation ceremony rahul dravids speech at the bcci felicitation ceremony. Former india captain and current a team coach rahul dravid has said that mahendra singh dhoni timed his retirement from captaincy well. Rahul dravid not happy with twoday results in ranji trophy sports inspirational speeches. Rahul dravid became the first nonaustralian to give speech at sir don bradman oration. Rahul dravids statement after indias victory shows his. His thoughtfulness and respect for the history and indeed the future of this great game is. Rahane called the former cricketer as his inspiration and role model who always was a guiding light for him. Rahul dravids retirement provokes applause from all over the cricketing world after 16 years of steadfast service the wall has finally toppled.
I would like to announce my retirement from international and domestic firstclass. See more ideas about childhood, rare pictures and pictures. Contemporaries and commentators have constantly rated him as the best test batsman of his generation and one of the greatest of all time. Ahead of the icc champions trophy in england, hardik revealed that india u19 and india a coach rahul dravid was a big reason for his rise in international cricket. I would like to announce my retirement from international and domestic firstclass cricket. His honesty and straightforwardness fetched him immense respect. Rahul dravid comment on master blaster sachin tendulkar.