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The Fantastic Four

The former captain Sourav Ganguly after delivering a lecture at the Indian Statistical Institute commented on a question thrown at him that Rahul Dravid,Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman shouldn't retire together as it would destroy the balance of Team India right now.

Rahul Dravid with Special Achievement Castrol Award

Rahul Dravid was felicitated with a Special Achievement Award at the Castrol Awards in Mumbai for the most number of catches in Test cricket.Mean while Sachin Tendulkar was awarded the Indian cricketer of the year and Test cricketer of the year awards.Dhoni won the ODI cricketer of the year,Sehwag won the batsmen of the year and Harbhajan Singh the bowler of the year.Jaydev Unadkat became the Junior cricketer of the year.

The life time achievement of the year was won by Mohinder Amarnath.

Rahul Dravid

IPL team owner Vijay Mallya said on sunday that leaving Rahul Dravid from the Royal Challenger's Bangalore was a conscious decision and that they had already set out for a young team this season.Rahul Dravid was a player at RCB for the last three years and season's.This is what he said

"We consciously decided on a young team. We probably have the youngest team,

He also added

"I have known Rahul from his childhood, have lot of affection for him and greatest respect for his cricketing achievements," Mallya said."

But i would say that the Mallya's made a very bad decision.Hope they learn their lesson this season.

via sify.com.

Here is an article at Sportskeeda.com,which is a letter to Rahul Dravid by a fan wishing him Happy Birthday.A great read for die hard fan's as it's very well written and the writer has given a lot of credit which Rahul Dravid rightly deserves than anyone else.

An extract goes like

For the past 15 years you have been standing tall for the nation like a Wall. You battled some of the fiercest attacks in the most atrocious conditions and registered yourself as an all-time great. You are an epitome of meticulousness and dedication, a role model for all and pride of our country.

read the full article here.

The latest we hear from the Rajasthan camp is that they have started signing uncapped players starting with Akash Chopra and Deepak Chopra.Deepak Chopra is a very talented swing bowler who has played Ranji cricket.Both of them have been signed for the next two editions of ipl.Rajasthan already has some big names in their squad like Rahul Dravid and Shane Warne are signing new players to complete its 30 member squad.They have also signed former indian under 19 team captain Ashok Meneria and another ranji player Dishant Yagnik.There are also rumours that they might sign Pankaj Singh another Rajasthan ranji player and pacer Pankaj Singh who played a great part in Rajasthan's ranji final entry against baroda.

with four signings already Rajasthan Royals have made their squad strength to 12.Playing under the guidance of Rahul Dravid and Shane Warne are really gonna help there youngsters come up.Seems like the team is shaping up well enough.

Go Royals go..Make the Mallyas cry..!!




via : times of india

Rahul Dravid and Son Samit Dravid

Wishing a very Happy Birthday to the greatest cricketer alive and my idol Mr Dependable,Rahul Sharad Dravid.Today the legend is celebrating his 38th birthday.Rahul Dravid was born on this day(11th January 1973) at Indore,in Madhya Pradesh.

He proved his critics that age doesn't matter and it is talent that does.All the best Rahul Dravid.We will support you as long as you play cricket.

The first winners of the prestigious IPL tournament were in doubt for this season for violation in agreement along with Kings XI Punjab,However court decided that they can play but will have a reduced budget of $ 7.1 million to $9Million of the other teams and hence the team had just bought 7 players in the auction,where as teams like Royal Challenger's Bangalore bought about 15,Now the rest of the 22 player's could be uncapped player's.The franchise is relying on ace batsmen Rahul Dravid and Shane Warne to bring in fresh talent to the squad.


"All these Indian boys can have Dravid as a mentor.The strategy is to have a blend of youth and experience. That is what delivered for us in season one. Yusuf [Pathan] was not the star he is now. [Ravindra] Jadeja was not the star he is now. They have all delivered for us and done extremely well." Raghu Iyer, spokesperson for Rajasthan, said.

Rahul Dravid batting for Royal Challenger's Bangalore

Rajasthan is aiming to bring in flesh blood from indian cricket,and youngster's who sign up with them has a greater chance of playing games rather than sitting out watching older and experienced players play.The team has this to their advantage,The team will be looking forward to get a good wicket keeper as they failed to buy one in the auction.No idea if RD would go in as a keeper,I know he would do anything to support his team,But it would be good for him if he didn't so that he can concentrate more on his batting.

Two Legends and great friends every Indian Cricket fan is proud of.Sourav Chandidas Ganguly and Rahul Sharad Dravid