Teammates bid farewell to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 – Cricket News Update
The former and current Indian cricketers on Friday paid rich tributes to their outgoing teammate, Rahul Dravid, after he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket today, March 9, 2012.
Dravid, who turned 39 in January this year, called it a day on his 16-year-long international career during a press conference in Bangalore, which was attended by his family, the BCCI president N http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anil-Kumble-c44737.
Soon after announcing his retirement, current and former teammates rushed onto twitter and other media outlets to wish him well in his future endeavours and singing words of praise for him.
The hard hitting middle order batsman of India, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 said that he was a wall for the team, and a shoulder for teammates.
“Wall for team but a shoulder for team mates. Impregnable for opposition, motivation fr us. That's Rahul bhai. Got my ODI & Test cap frm him”
Suresh Raina wrote on his Twitter wall.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aakash-Chopra-c41377 said that it was an extremely emotional moment for him. The right handed batsman had shared the Indian dressing room with Rahul Dravid from 2003 to 2004, and he added that he was short on words to pay tribute to the legendary
cricketer.
Vinay Kumar’s Twitter wall read: I Was very lucky to play all the formet with my hero...many thanks for ur contribution to team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Karnataka-c801 and india.. We miss u rahul bhai!!
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vinod-Ganpat-Kambli-c95376 also lavished praise on the outgoing middle order mainstay of India and thanked him for his “outstanding contribution” to Indian team.
The cricketer turned commentator of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, Sanjay Manjrekar also hailed the departing legendary batsman.
“http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sanjay-Vijay-Manjrekar-c88628, when approached to comment on Dravid’s retirement.
Left-arm Indian spinner Murali Karthik said that Indian cricket will always miss the great man and his contributions to the sport.
“Can't get a more model pro,with the equanimity of mind matched by few. World& Indian ckt is left poorer by your retirement,” said
Murali http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kommu-Karthik-c71642.
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