Dravid has taken the correct decision
Rahul Dravid has done the right thing by announcing his retirement from limited-overs cricket after the ongoing tour of England writes Nirmal Shekhar in the Hindu
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
Rahul Dravid has done the right thing by announcing his retirement from limited-overs cricket after the ongoing tour of England writes Nirmal Shekhar in the Hindu. For far too long, the self-effacing and classy Bangalorean has allowed men with a fraction of his skills as a cricketer to use and discard him as they pleased.
Greatness must not lend itself to the whims and fancies of people who fail to understand its true value and adamantly refuse to give it the respect it deserves.
A man less committed to the cause of the nation would have hesitated to answer such a mindless call to arms. But Dravid being what he is, has put up his hand without so much as a murmur.
But enough is enough. Our selectors seem to want him only in the toughest of conditions when the fair-weather ‘greats' are found wanting. That's clearly an insult to an upstanding sportsman who has never given less than 100 per cent, whatever the situation.
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo