Rahul Dravid Announces Retirement

Dravid Retirement Test : Rahul Dravid announces his retirement from international cricket. The 39-year-old Rahul Dravid has scored 13,288 runs in 164 Tests since making his debut in 1996, second only to compatriot Sachin Tendulkar, and has made 36 centuries.Former skipper Dravid, nicknamed "The Wall" for his patient batting style, also holds the world record of 210 outfield Test catches. He retired from one-day cricket last September, having scored 10,889 runs in 344 internationals.

India were the number one side in Test and one-day international cricket in 2011 but have dropped to third in both categories and have been whitewashed 4-0 in their last two Test series in England and Australia.