Will miss Rahul Dravid asserts Sachin Tendulkar – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 “The Wall” Dravid. As per the rumours, Dravid is expected to announce his retirement on Friday, March 9, 2012 during a press conference in Bangalore.
Tendulkar paid tribute to his compatriot, terming him as irreplaceable. According to the Little Master, there can never be another Dravid. Tendulkar said, “There was and is only one http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229. There can be no other. I will miss Rahul in the dressing room and out in the middle.”
Tendulkar and Dravid are two of the finest Test batsmen that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 has ever produced. The two batters have served their country for a very long time. Tendulkar and Dravid are very different in their approach but both batsmen are world class.
They share a very strong bond and enjoy each other's company, on and off the field of play, and a look at their partnership stats depict just that. Dravid and Tendulkar have batted together in 143 innings, scoring 6920 runs at an average of 50.51, and have put on 20 stands of 100 or more. The highest partnership between the two iconic cricketers is of 249 runs, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 at Nagpur.
Remembering the moments he shared with Dravid, Tendulkar said, “I have shared the best moments with him. Our many century partnerships are testimony to the hours we spent together in the middle. For someone who has played 164 matches and over 13000 runs, no tribute can be enough.”
Dravid, the 39-year-old, made his international debut in 1996 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. It took the batsman a couple of years to cement his place in the Indian team but once he became a regular member he never looked back. Dravid was given the title of “The Wall” for his rock solid defence, and his ability to steer India out of difficult situations.
The right-hander has immense composure and is currently the second highest scorer in Test cricket, second only to Tendulkar. Dravid has scored 13288 runs in 164 Tests, while his ODI stats stand at 10889 runs from 344 matches. The 39-year-old will continue to play professional cricket and will be leading the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season five.
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