Whither the timing, Dravid?

Times of India's Joseph Hoover comes down hard on Rahul Dravid's decision to resign from the Indian captaincy.

He is known to be an astute cricketer, a fine judge of the line of the ball, shouldering arms to deliveries which are a shade outside off stump. He is a good timer of the ball and is known to be careful about everything he does and says. But he timed his resignation poorly. It probably must rank as one of the most dastardly getaways in Indian cricket.

Rahul Bhattacharya offers his thoughts in the Tehelka magazine.

Slowly the job would have eroded Dravid. Captaincy unwittingly compels you to focus on things you may not really want to. For instance, he cared very much for what appeared in the media and this was a mistake. It was apparent to see that his impatience with the press had been growing.