http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 Dravid's decision to quit ODIs – Cricket News Update
Former Indian Captain, Sourav Ganguly was not surprised by his ex-teammate's decision to quit limited overs cricket, while also saying that it was wrong to drop http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 from ODIs back in 2007.
Dravid featured in his last competitive One Day match against England yesterday, playing a solid knock of 69 before being bowled by spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501 to depart the field to a standing ovation.
However, this could not help the Men In Blue as they suffered a clean sweep on the tour, losing both the Tests and limited overs Cricket.
'The Wall' has earned praised on the tour with his never say die attitude. He remained the highest run-getter for the team in the five-day format, which led him to earn a surprise call for the shorter version of the game.
Despite his good form, the 38-year-old decided to hang his boots for the 50-over format, a decision which does not surprise Ganguly, who said, "It depends on how he feels about it. But he wasn't playing ODI cricket for a while and so I am not surprised."
The two had been Indian teammates for over a decade and along with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, formed the top three batsmen for the Men In Blue, who ably shared the weight of expectations from a cricket loving nation.
The left-hander however, feels that it was wrong on the selection committee’ s part to drop Dravid in 2007, soon after he led the team in a disappointing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup campaign, which saw the side crash out in the earlier stages of the tournament.
"It was wrong to have dropped him at that time," Ganguly told Times Of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750."He has been a terrific player. His 10,000 runs in both formats speak volumes about his ability and technique. No one can doubt his ability to make runs in all formats," he said.
Throughout his career, the Wall has had to face criticism with many doubting his ability to score briskly in the shorter version of the game. Despite such disapprovals, the classy right-hander has always stood for the team, amassing tons tons of runs to
silence his doubters in the best way possible.
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