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Rahul
'The Wall' Dravid bids Test cricket adieu
Friday March 09, 2012 03:20:29 PM,
IANS
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Bangalore: Former
India captain and batting legend Rahul Dravid Friday announced his
retirement from Test cricket to bring the curtains down on his
illustrious 16-year-old career.
Addressing a press conference at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here
where he was first spotted by Keki Tarapore, an emotional Dravid,
39, bid farewell to the longer format of the game in which he is
the second highest run scorer (13,288) after teammate Sachin
Tendulkar. Dravid has 36 Test centuries from 164 matches and
scored at an average of 52.31.
"I announce my retirement from all forms of international and
domestic cricket. I had to make place for the next generation of
cricketers," Dravid said.
Dravid had retired from ODIs in England last year after he was
surprisingly picked for the team. His decision comes as a slap on
the face of the national selectors, who had ignored him for the
last two years. Dravid has 10,889 runs at an average of 39.16 with
12 centuries from 344 ODIs.
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