The Last Match of the Great Wall
By Binu Paul, SiliconIndia   |   Friday, 16 September 2011, 00:03 IST   |    5 Comments
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Bangalore: As the whole world watches, amidst the thunderous applause from the crowd and the players, the man walks past the ground, ending a legendary era of class, passion, and rectitude in the game of cricket - a scene best wished for The Wall of Indian Cricket, Rahul Dravid as he plays his last ODI match. He is a man the world adores for his skills and techniques, but the real worth of the great cricketer has often been hidden in the shadow of his contemporary legends, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly.
Rahul - The Wall
What will his absence mean to the world cricket? We are going to miss the graceful flicks, the breathtaking timings, and the poetry in motion on the crease - those standards of cricketing fast vanishing from the game in this new era of unorthodoxy and pinch hitters. He epitomized the test cricket and played the role of India's 'go-to man' in pressure situations. Nearing the end of an embarrassing two-month England series in which victory looked far ahead of Team India, Dravid's exit from ODIs will definitely leave a void in the squad, the dependability factor which many wonder if any can fill.

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