India’s early elimination from the World Cup does not just mean disappointment to the Indian fan. It means disappointment to the players, too, and there has never been a player more proud to wear the India cap, more committed to delivering when the chips are down, more hungry for victory than Rahul Sharad Dravid.
For 11 years, he has batted India out of trouble on more occasions than the mind can recollect. And, at the acme of his career, it all comes down to this. What is the one question you are dying to ask Dravid? On his captaincy. On his batting. On his relationship with his team-mates. On the team’s performance. And on his future.
Please keep your questions short, to-the-point and civil.
Do you think this is the right time to retire?
Take a break for one year ad enjoy life with your son and family. Let us see how thing works for Indian team without the wall. After all no one is indispensable but it does not mean one should be deprived when one can still deliver.
Did some people in the team let you down when it mattered most? Were they playing for individual ‘gains’ even now?It did appear, there was no team spirit,the kind one sees in Australian and even in Sri Lankan teams where the young and old are combining beautifully? Even, if one of the answers is ‘yes’, is it worth leading such a team……?
Are you now convinced that Sehwag is ‘finished’?
Who/what prompted you to sing paeans of Sehwag’s ‘capabilities’ and include him in the team?
Apart from Shewag, why did you continue with Tendulkar, even as he was continuing to prove that he was well past prime and becoming a big liability for the team
You backing Shewag as been amazing, why did you not show the same interest in backing younger players
Why did u choose bat against Bangaldesh? Was it Over confidence?
My gosh, Kiran! Are you out of your mind!?! Tendulkar is GOD. No one has the right to even discuss the great man’s form (or lack of it)! He can continue to play a zillion more ODIs without scoring a single century. Tendulkar is above the law, a taboo topic etc etc…
Moreover, he has got the license to fail… Lolll
Tendulkar is god..cannot stop lauhging ! ha ha ha
Actually you may be right…he is god, he should be in a temple or in the hearts and minds of people certainly NOT in the playing eleven !
Well said, Andy!
tendulkar playing on one leg and a walking stick is better than half the team… stop hounding him. the entire blame should squarely rest on kiran more, sharad pawar, chappli and dravid(in that order) for politicising cricket beyond even indian politics. i’d like to see if any one of them has the balls to stand up and own responsibility… none yet.
Lol ..Atleast someone to stand for ‘TENDYA’.
It is well known that Ganguly favoured Bhaj over Anil for reasons better known to him. Why did you do that too? Don’t you think Anil is far better a bowler than the arrogant Bhaj? Btw…you were much better behind the stumps than your ‘wk’.
When you knew that India did not deserve to play in the WC, why did you agree to participate that too as a captain?
Was Dravid in full agreement with Chappell’s philosophy of increasing bench strength (by providing younger players more chances) and following the Aussie model? If yes, why does the 2007 WC team resemble the 2003 team?
I went through the comments on this page, all of the blame which is placed at his door are not of his own making. Nobody can blame Dravid of not trying. Eversince he has become captain he has led from the front taking on reponsibility. Opening in Pakistan earlier keeping wickets to accomodate an extra batsman. Some of the decisions taken are team mgt decisions I presume and not the captain alone.
I think Dravid should step down from the post of Skipper owing responsibility for the poor performance in the world cup
You have failed as a Captain of the team India. The Indian team in the WC 2007 sank without a trace. From now on concentrate on only playing cricket and not generating money by doing ads / endorsments. Also, try to give opportunity to players with good form & intent to fight rather than based on their previous records. Start from scratch…good luck
Frankly admit that you were over confident when you went out to toss with your Bangladesh counerpart. Secondly, don’t you deserve a special trophy for being the worst runner between the wickets? Earlier that credit was the monopoly of Parthasarathy Sharma. He was an ace in either getting out himself or the other batsman.
rahul:
a simple yes/no (no explanation needed) on each of the following (at lesat the portions that refer to you):
– do you think you did something wrong here, in reference to sehwag and desai?
– did dalmiya refuse you permission to be with your father when he (your father, not dalmiya) was having major surgery?
– is this analysis correct?
– s.b.
Rahul Dravid belongs to the pantheon of great batsmen. His records overshadow even other proven performers who have come before him. I think he should be left alone and allowed to do his job. Yes he backed a certain batsman Sehwag. This was aired by our great Chairman of Selectors Vengsarkar which in the fitness of things was not correct. Decisions such as these should be kept confidential and shoud never come out in the public domain. Every selector backs certain players and some players get selected on performance. Even when our very own G R Vishwanath was Chairman of Selectors nothing like this has happened.
Certain things are sacrosanct and it should be that way.
Keep in that Iam a Sri lankan . I hate the peaple who say that Rahul Dravid is a bad captain.Ithink Shoaib Malik would be aggod captain for Pak team as well.Rahul will be agreat captain and dont say that he picked Sehwag for nothing,why can’tyou remember the 100 & 46 by him.I really dont know why you guys remeber these things .Yes India lost to Bangladesh but it just is abad day.WhyBangladesh beat Australia also.Then why dnt you say Bangladesh is better than Ausees and Habibul Bashar is better than Ricky Ponting.
RAHUL DRAVID is a good consistancy player that ever no batsman in the world, bcz Rahul is a test cricket batsman,the consistancy of bating can be desided bytest cricket only,& he is a good ODI cricketer also he plays cricket by observing the condition of that match & bats that his rescent scores,avg,strike rates tells us.His strike rate of rescent 7 years has recovered by approximately 85.But overall S/R is 73, bcz of his begginning defence.He is a highly technical batsman that the WORLD have no,accept him.
I WANTED TO MEET RAHUL SHARAD DRAVID, EVEN AT ONCE.&TO TAKE BATTING TRAINING BY HIM FOR ONCE & I WANT TO GIVE GIFTS TO HIM FOR MY REMEMBERECE.THIS IS THE BIG DREAM I HAVE IN MY LIFE MY ROLL MODEL IS R S DRAVID ONLY,BCZ OF HIS CONSISTANCY BATTING THAT NO ONE BATSMAN HAVE.I’M ALSO BANGALORIAN LIKE DRAVID BUT NOT SUCH A GOOD BATSMAN.I’M STUDYING IN B.G.S.INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,NEAR BELLUR CROSS.
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“I’M U’R GREAT FAN”.
ALL THE BEST FOR U’R FUTURE & IPL ALSO.
I’M STUDYING B.E.(E&C) FOR DRAVID ONLY NOT FOR OTHER PURPOSE.
There are lots of mad people in India. Specially the selectors and MS Doni. Leaving out a great player as Dravid. Mental people. If Dravid comes to play for Srilanka we would make him the captain.I wish Dhoni bad luck , and wish that he will be dropped as well. (By the way Iwish Rahul Dravid and Shoaib Malikgood luck