honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
lol.. where did I mention opening
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Rahul Dravid
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
to each his own.. enjoy the conspiracy theories there.. There is a reason why the guy performed well on A tours.. BTW, he outperformed everyone bar Kohli in Australia last summer.
Sir Alex
Banned
Alright, because any comparison with Vijay, if he can't open, is purely academic.lol.. where did I mention opening
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
not necessarily, given that in the tests Badri did play, Vijay was batting middle order.
Sir Alex
Banned
You are not getting the point. There is no vacancy for Badri at the moment, as the 6th spot is now secured by Raina.
neutralguy
U19 Debutant
I think time is up for Dravid. After the south african tour, the cricket board should be able to make a call whether Dravid should stay or go. I prefer Dravid exiting gracefully rather than being dropped and picked on and off later like jayasuriya.
Dravid has been poor for last 3 and half years , although he seems to have got some form back in 2009,but again starting to show signs of decline.
All-round records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | Cricinfo.com
Dravid has been poor for last 3 and half years , although he seems to have got some form back in 2009,but again starting to show signs of decline.
All-round records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | Cricinfo.com
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
I would probably want him in the team for the South Africa tour and hope is in good form till then .
But have a niggling feeling and suspicion that he will retire before that .
Don't really see him retiring after a away series and India does not have many home series the next year ,so he will probably have to wait till october and England at home if he wants to retire in India,if he does not retire against Australia and Newzealand this winter.
Infact the Australia series with the second and Final match at Bangalore(His home ground) really could be the Swansong to a Wonderful career.
But have a niggling feeling and suspicion that he will retire before that .
Don't really see him retiring after a away series and India does not have many home series the next year ,so he will probably have to wait till october and England at home if he wants to retire in India,if he does not retire against Australia and Newzealand this winter.
Infact the Australia series with the second and Final match at Bangalore(His home ground) really could be the Swansong to a Wonderful career.
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
Oh man..I dont want him to retire..I wanted him to at least surpass Gavaskar's record.. But at the same time..I dont want him to be dropped...so its better if he retires gracefully
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
I guess quite a few retired at the World Cup, but that wouldn't meet a strict definition of away tour.
neutralguy
U19 Debutant
What record of Gavaskar? He has already surpassed him in total test runs.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I meant after Laxman and Dravid... I thoughtI mentioned it pretty clearly in the first post reg. this.You are not getting the point. There is no vacancy for Badri at the moment, as the 6th spot is now secured by Raina.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Meh, that's because people are fickle and forgetful. After he retires and his career is seen as a whole, he'll be remembered as a great.
I've said this ad nauseam on this message board, and I'll say it again. I don't think one should retire to save their "reputation" if they:
a) are still enjoying the game
b) still in the best XI for their team, even if they're not what they used to be.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Murali's legacy is affected by his poor performance in the series in Australia. Little things matter. When you compare Dravid and Kallis, they were equals two years ago. Kallis is ahead now.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
That was because he didn't perform well there at all.
Dravid failing in India vs. Australia in 2008 doesn't take away from the times he succeeded in 2001 and 2003.
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
34 centuries.
Thats where the reputation comes into play. A player of Dravid's calibre being dropped is terrible.. Its better to retire. Mark Waugh was told that he would not make the Ashes XI in 2002..so he retired before that. Its better that way.
George.Hinton
Banned
I think Dravid needs to retire before India go to SA (regradless of whether he scores a hundred in the final test against Sri Lanka or whatever).
I think it's important for Vijay's development as a p[layer that he be allowed to go to RSA and play all three tests. He may fail there but that's part of the learning process.
I think it's important for Vijay's development as a p[layer that he be allowed to go to RSA and play all three tests. He may fail there but that's part of the learning process.