On Friday, Rahul Dravid retired after 16 years in international cricket |
The press conference began on schedule and, within three-quarters of an
hour, Dravid left the room and international cricket as he had walked
in. Swift, smooth, business-like, and, on Friday, to the sound-and-light
burst of camera flashbulbs. The significance of Friday's announcement
will be understood only six months down the line, when India play Test
cricket for the first time in 16 years without the most reliable
one-drop in their history.
The decision to retire was not sudden, he said; the period of
contemplation had lasted over a year as he assessed his game series
after series. The disappointment of the Australia tour had not given him
any 'eureka' moment around his decision to leave the game. "I didn't
take the decision based on one series… these decisions are based on a
lot of other things, it's the culmination of a lot of things. I don't
think it's based on what happened in the last series. For each one it
comes differently, for me it's come with a bit of contemplation, a bit
of thought, with friends and family."
No comments:
Post a Comment