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Dravid undecided about IPL future

May 21, 2012: Rahul Dravid, the Rajasthan Royals captain, has said that he is unsure about his role in the side in the future

Pune Warriors v Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2012, Pune

Our bowlers were clinical - Dravid

May 9, 2012: Rajasthan Royals' captain Rahul Dravid has said his bowlers' clinical performance was instrumental in their win over Pune Warriors on Tuesday

How not to close a great career

Apr 8, 2012: Sachin Tendulkar's media blitz in the wake of his 100th hundred has been unseemly and cheapens his legacy

'When you've played at the top, it's hard to settle for second-best'

Mar 29, 2012: Rahul Dravid looks ahead to life after retirement, back at his career and captaincy, and at the changing status of Test cricket

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Dravid says it is time for transition

Mar 28, 2012: Rahul Dravid has said it is time the Indian team goes through a transition and a new group of leaders emerges to act as a link between his generation and the next

Rahul Dravid's retirement

'Dravid walked through obstacles, not around them'

Mar 27, 2012: It was an evening filled with emotion in Mumbai, as former team-mates paid rich tribute to the retired Rahul Dravid at a felicitation

Rahul Dravid's retirement

What Dravid said at his felicitation

Mar 27, 2012: A transcript of Rahul Dravid's speech, made at the function organised by the BCCI to felicitate him in Mumbai on Tuesday

A cricketer most evolved

Mar 19, 2012: Every time Rahul Dravid found a glitch in his batting, he did everything he could to correct it. Even when it required superhuman effort

A gentleman champion of timeless steel and dignity

Mar 13, 2012: A whole strand of the game - a rich vein that runs through cricket's poetic heart - departs the scene with one of the all-time great No. 3s

Rahul Dravid's retirement

Opinions divided on Dravid's replacement

Mar 12, 2012: The pundits find it hard to arrive at a consensus over the most likely candidate capable of filling the void created by Dravid's departure

Rahul Dravid's retirement

My husband, the perfectionist

Mar 12, 2012: While he was very particular about how he approached the game, he had the great ability to leave cricket on the field once the day was done

Rahul Dravid's retirement

'He taught us to value our wicket'

Mar 11, 2012: Four young Indian batsmen speak to ESPNcricinfo about what they've learnt from Rahul Dravid

Stylish in the trenches

Mar 10, 2012: Rahul Dravid's singular achievement was in employing defensive batting to winning ends

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Next generation more capable than me - Dravid

Mar 9, 2012: Rahul Dravid, who announced his retirement on Friday, has said the next few years will be challenging times for Indian cricket but that the next generation of batsmen is capable of achieving more

Rahul Dravid's retirement

Dravid walks off, sad but proud

Mar 9, 2012: Rahul Dravid's retirement from international cricket was announced at his home ground, the Chinnaswamy Stadium, in a function room filled with more than 200 people

Rahul Dravid's retirement

Eight of Dravid's best

Mar 9, 2012: Rahul Dravid retired from Test and domestic first-class cricket on March 9. We look back at eight of his best Test performances from his 16-year long career

Rahul Dravid's retirement

'I have never stopped trying'

Mar 9, 2012: The text of Rahul Dravid's statement at his farewell press conference in Bangalore on March 9

'I can't recall beating him more than one ball in a row'

Mar 9, 2012: Dravid's key talent as a batsman was his ability to wear bowlers down, grinding out long innings, waiting to capitalise on mistakes

'The game will be a little poorer without him'

Mar 9, 2012: A selection of tributes to India batsman Rahul Dravid, after he announces his retirement from Test cricket

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Rahul Dravid's retirement announcement

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