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Rahul Dravid calls time on cricketing career
Legendary Indian batsman announces his retirement from international test cricket
The 39-year-old second highest run scorer in test history announced his decision at a news conference in Bangalore with BCCI president N. Srinivasan and former India leg spinner Anil Kumble also in attendance. (Getty Images)
Dravid has scored 13,288 runs in 164 tests, including 36 hundreds, and became the first of India’s senior batsmen to retire from the longer format after the team slumped to eight consecutive test defeats away from home. (Getty Images)
“I would like to announce my retirement from international and domestic first-class cricket,” a sombre-looking Dravid read from a prepared statement, confirming what many observers had expected when the news conference was arranged on Thursday. (Getty Images)
“It has been 16 years since I played my first test for India. I feel it’s time for me to move on. (Getty Images)
“I have had a wonderful time but now its time for a new generation of young players to make their own history and to take the Indian cricket team even further.” (Getty Images)
Flanked by Srinivasan and former India captain Kumble, who is now president of the Karnataka state cricket association, the father of two said he would now look forward to spending more time with his family.(Getty Images)
“Being away from my family became harder and harder through the years and I look forward now to spending time at home and doing the simple things, like just taking my sons (Samit and Anvay) to school,” he said. (Getty Images)
