Runs have stopped flowing from Rahul Dravid's bat. The batsman, who was once the veritable wall that rival bowlers struggled to breach, looks increasingly troubled by his own poor form and rather out of sorts in a team that has shown an exemplary thirst for success.
"In the present scenario, even if a player like Dravid loses his place, it's very difficult to get back in the squad.
Rahul Dravid's 270 vs Pakistan
Whereas “One should not judge Dravid by a few failures. His loss of form is temporary and I am sure he will come up with a big knock to silence his critics,” Ganguly told reporters after a practice session at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday. “Dravid is a great cricketer. It will be wrong to say that it is over for him,” he added.
Rahul Dravid 233 vs Australia at Adelaide
So, what do you think? Should dravid retire?
19 comments:
No India ofcourse now going with success because of luck& Effort of seniors,but abroad we didn't played under dhoni cap he needs seniors like dravid to play next series in newzealand so he should play for India upto 2010
I don't think we should put any pressure on him just becz he lost the form from few innings, if we look in to the history many great players have under gone this situation in their career and have come back with good knocks...i am sure rahul will answer for all these from his bat..which has happend today and will continue..
Dravid is a fentastic player who had been the key contributor in saving India from many critical games, this is a short slump for him oviing to the current ill treatment to the seniors,He will definetly show what his actual calliber is, I feel there is no other player in our Indian cricket history who is the lone match saver, so he deserves much more respect and position in our team.
Rahul is a class batsman,even now his technic
is one of the best.Bad patches can be there in
any one's life,I am sure Rahul is mature enough to come out of this with the help of his team members and the support staff.He is going to play well at least for another two
years.
no,because he is the leading player for winning of so mathes for india,it meanshe wins so many mathes for india in critical situation also.so he should need for india in future mathes .
Yes, it is time for Dravid to retire.He was a very good player and was considered a formidable "wall"- not any more. India still can win matches without Dravid or for that matter Sachin.Runs are not flowing any more.There are so many good new young budding crickets.Let some of them take the "old timers"and give chances to new comers.How long Sachin and Dravid would want to cling on. Gunguly did a wise decision to retire and so is Anil Kumbley; they did have a wise hearts.
No way he should retire...It will be hard to replace him at number three..He is still the wall and he proved it in the second test match..We have seen India getting all out cheaply when shewag doesnt fire..
Well he is already back and as always in his own dependable style. he has been more to the team than any other player he has been a wicket keeper a batsman a good fielder a good captan has bated on any number n scored 2nd fastest fifty and huge tones in tests n no to mention his one day record. So if he is supposed to be thrown out then so should be all the other players
He has been more to the team than any other player he has been a wicket keeper a batsman a good fielder a good captan has bated on any number n scored 2nd fastest fifty and huge tones in tests n no to mention his one day record. So if he is supposed to be thrown out then so should be all the other players..
what Atul Aneja said is right think abt the past too hw he have contributed to nation....
many times he was the person to stand when wickets fall down soon ....... think abt his defencive play and he is the great wall of India..... Everyone has thier good and bad time...
Dravid will Rock Again........
David proved hat he is evergreen cricketer by sharing a record partenership with ganbhir and his 26 th ton
No he is a class player and he can still give his services. one should not forget his contribution in Historic wins of India.
No ways at all!! Batsman like Dravid should be there in the team at least till 2010 end.Class batsman like him should be must while touring countries like New Zealand.Dravid is such a hard worker who will never give up that easily. Dravid as a cricketer is a great learner of the mistakes. His suggestions will be very helpful to the team(Young guns) as he is technically strong player.There will not be any crack in "THE WALL"
It is not understandable as to what is stopping Dhoni from dropping Dravid from the playing eleven. Everybody should know that Dravid is not making runs there in the middle order which put pressure on the next coming batsman. Young batsman are sitting in the dressing rooms for an opportunity, and I hope that the board as well as DRavid will also realise that it is the better time to say "Bye Bye" to the international cricket. If he has guts to prove his metal, he should also be asked to prove himself first in the domestic cricket, like Ganguly, the most successful captain of the Indian Team. Therre should not be double standard in the game. Ganguly was dropped from the playing eleven, when he was not performing. Thereafter he performed well in the domestic cricket, and was again given an opportunity to be part of the playing 11. In the case of Mr. Dravid he is not being given such treatment for the reasons best known to the Board and Team Management. But it is too much know.
no..he shudnt retire at all...he is the wall of india..unfortunately he is not in form at this time bt i m sure that soon he will show what his actual caliber is.....
He is such a classic player, and he didn't earn the name WALL in overnight, as most of you guys said this is just slight slowdown for him, so lets give him time for him to come back.
Hey Dravid buddy come on mate, we'll be with you, and we don't want to miss ye..
Not at all, at present no body is there in the team to replace his place.up & downs are quite natural in one's carrier.Rahul has the capacity to reply against all these stupid comments.still now he is the "wall" of indian cricket.
no,he should not retire as record shows,he is well enough to play in foreign countries so ahead of new zealand tour he must be in team and no one he is well enough to replace him in one down batsman.. now he came back with blistering century against england in moholi.. so he is definitely is back in his form.. so wait n see the WALL
MANJUNATH.L
DRAVID is one of the great player in cricket histry.India should proud to produce such a player.let him give one more chance
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