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Rahul - The Wall
Rahul - The Wall
Shewag on Rahul Dravid
Sehwag on rahul dravid "While I always wanted to be like Sachin Tendulkar, there have been plenty of things I have learned from Rahul." http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/240976.html
from great players
"If u can't get along with Dravid,
u are struggling in life "- Brett Lee !
"Dravid Could play attacking cricket
like me but i could never play like
him"- Chris Gayle
Afridi was asked for his fav player...he answered...RAHUL DRAVID...!!
Lara said ‘If I have to put anyone to bat for my life, it’ll be Kallis or Dravid’.
"Rahul Dravid is a player who would walk on broken glass if his team asks him to"- Navjot Singh
Sidhu.
From Tweeter
Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Jam it was a pleasure & privilege to have played with you and your presence in the dressing room always added to our confidence. Will miss u lots
Suresh Raina (@ImRaina)
Wall for team but a shoulder for team mates. Impregnable for opposition, motivation for us. That's Rahul bhai. Got my ODI & Test cap from him.
Lalit Modi (@lalitkmodi)
I wish Rahul Dravid all the best in the future. Rahul thanks for all the Years u have enthralled us with your Cricket. U have always been a gentleman and friend. We will all miss u. You are an inspiration to millions and million of people world over.
Ramiz Raja (@RamizSpeaks)
Dravid, A purist, in this mad world of limited overs cricket with limited edition heroes, whose kind may not be seen again on the field!
Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Extremely emotional to see my hero bid goodbye to cricket. Thank You for the memories. Words fail me. You're a legend. #respect
Manoj Tiwary (@tiwarymanoj)
I am lucky enough to play with him and learned a lot from him as a batsman and a human being. You will always be missed on field Rahul Bhai.
Shreevats Goswami (@shreevats1)
1of the best cricketer in the history f cricket retires today.it ws a privilage 2share the dressing room and bat alonside the WALL!
Michael Vaughan (@VaughanCricket)
Rahul Dravid retires…The world’s most respected cricketer over the last 20 yrs. LEGEND.
Kevin Pietersen (@kevinpp24)
Rahul Dravid-LEGEND!! Plain & simple... Congrats on an incredible career!! India WILL miss #thewall…
Alec Stewart (@StewieCricket)
Rahul Dravid is one of the all time greats of the game. One of the top 5 batters I played against. Lara Sachin Ponting Kallis the other 4.
Shaun Pollock (@7polly7)
Congrats to Rahul Dravid on a fantastic career. He can be very proud about what he achieved and the way he went about his business
Pakistan Cricket (@PCB_Cricket)
Rahul Dravid: A perfect role model #cricket A void which may not be filled for a long time. Good Luck
Rohan Bopanna (@rohanbopanna)
Thank you Rahul Dravid, the talent of yours will be missed which produced outstanding results, and to keep repeating it took character.
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan)
Farewell Rahul Dravid - greatest No3 since Bradman. #TheWall
Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk)
They say sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.To me the most vivid & dependable has to be Rahul Dravid.
Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher)
Cricket once was a Gentlemen's game & Rahul Dravid Personified tat. Thanks Rahul for enriching our lives. You'll Never retire in our hearts :)
Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor)
Rahul Dravid is proof that you can be a cricket star without being a clinging, megalomaniacal twit.
Rohan Kallicharan (@ro_jito)
Rahul Dravid has been not just a great player, but a brilliant ambassador, the likes of which we may not see again. Good Luck 'Wall'.
Sohini (@Mittermaniac)
The WALL fell today, in single piece. Not broken!
Banna (@TheBigDowg)
Dear Rahul Dravid, Thank you for keeping cricketing ethics & principles alive in India.
Nigel Britto (@NigelBritto)
As is usual in India, they could name a street after #RahulDravid. But then, the Americans have already done it. Wall Street.
Priyvrat Gadhvi (@Priyvratgadhvi)
Rahul Dravid - A Thorough gentleman with courage, ability, sportsmanship & grace, encompassing the true character of the game! hats off!
DR7 (@manutdeepak)
THE GREAT WALL OF INDIA - Rahul Dravid
Joel (@joelbrags)
Rahul Dravid is the Rajinikant of Test Cricket.
MildlyClassic (@MildlyClassic)
Just hugged the wall of my room and said Goodbye. Closest I could get to #RahulDravid.
Shewag on Rahul Dravid
Sehwag on rahul dravid "While I always wanted to be like Sachin Tendulkar, there have been plenty of things I have learned from Rahul." http://www.espncricinfo.com/
from great players
"If u can't get along with Dravid,
u are struggling in life "- Brett Lee !
"Dravid Could play attacking cricket
like me but i could never play like
him"- Chris Gayle
Afridi was asked for his fav player...he answered...RAHUL DRAVID...!!
Lara said ‘If I have to put anyone to bat for my life, it’ll be Kallis or Dravid’.
"Rahul Dravid is a player who would walk on broken glass if his team asks him to"- Navjot Singh
Sidhu.
From Tweeter
Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Jam it was a pleasure & privilege to have played with you and your presence in the dressing room always added to our confidence. Will miss u lots
Suresh Raina (@ImRaina)
Wall for team but a shoulder for team mates. Impregnable for opposition, motivation for us. That's Rahul bhai. Got my ODI & Test cap from him.
Lalit Modi (@lalitkmodi)
I wish Rahul Dravid all the best in the future. Rahul thanks for all the Years u have enthralled us with your Cricket. U have always been a gentleman and friend. We will all miss u. You are an inspiration to millions and million of people world over.
Ramiz Raja (@RamizSpeaks)
Dravid, A purist, in this mad world of limited overs cricket with limited edition heroes, whose kind may not be seen again on the field!
Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Extremely emotional to see my hero bid goodbye to cricket. Thank You for the memories. Words fail me. You're a legend. #respect
Manoj Tiwary (@tiwarymanoj)
I am lucky enough to play with him and learned a lot from him as a batsman and a human being. You will always be missed on field Rahul Bhai.
Shreevats Goswami (@shreevats1)
1of the best cricketer in the history f cricket retires today.it ws a privilage 2share the dressing room and bat alonside the WALL!
Michael Vaughan (@VaughanCricket)
Rahul Dravid retires…The world’s most respected cricketer over the last 20 yrs. LEGEND.
Kevin Pietersen (@kevinpp24)
Rahul Dravid-LEGEND!! Plain & simple... Congrats on an incredible career!! India WILL miss #thewall…
Alec Stewart (@StewieCricket)
Rahul Dravid is one of the all time greats of the game. One of the top 5 batters I played against. Lara Sachin Ponting Kallis the other 4.
Shaun Pollock (@7polly7)
Congrats to Rahul Dravid on a fantastic career. He can be very proud about what he achieved and the way he went about his business
Pakistan Cricket (@PCB_Cricket)
Rahul Dravid: A perfect role model #cricket A void which may not be filled for a long time. Good Luck
Rohan Bopanna (@rohanbopanna)
Thank you Rahul Dravid, the talent of yours will be missed which produced outstanding results, and to keep repeating it took character.
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan)
Farewell Rahul Dravid - greatest No3 since Bradman. #TheWall
Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk)
They say sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.To me the most vivid & dependable has to be Rahul Dravid.
Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher)
Cricket once was a Gentlemen's game & Rahul Dravid Personified tat. Thanks Rahul for enriching our lives. You'll Never retire in our hearts :)
Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor)
Rahul Dravid is proof that you can be a cricket star without being a clinging, megalomaniacal twit.
Rohan Kallicharan (@ro_jito)
Rahul Dravid has been not just a great player, but a brilliant ambassador, the likes of which we may not see again. Good Luck 'Wall'.
Sohini (@Mittermaniac)
The WALL fell today, in single piece. Not broken!
Banna (@TheBigDowg)
Dear Rahul Dravid, Thank you for keeping cricketing ethics & principles alive in India.
Nigel Britto (@NigelBritto)
As is usual in India, they could name a street after #RahulDravid. But then, the Americans have already done it. Wall Street.
Priyvrat Gadhvi (@Priyvratgadhvi)
Rahul Dravid - A Thorough gentleman with courage, ability, sportsmanship & grace, encompassing the true character of the game! hats off!
DR7 (@manutdeepak)
THE GREAT WALL OF INDIA - Rahul Dravid
Joel (@joelbrags)
Rahul Dravid is the Rajinikant of Test Cricket.
MildlyClassic (@MildlyClassic)
Just hugged the wall of my room and said Goodbye. Closest I could get to #RahulDravid.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Cricket is our religion, Sachin is our god.
1. “AB, this little prick will make more runs than you.” — Merv Hughes to Allan Border. [1991]
2. “This kid bats just like I did.” — Donald Bradman, World Greatest Batsman. Ever. [1998]
3. “I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He is the best batsman I‟ve ever bowled to.” — Shane Warne, World‟s Greatest Leg Spinner. [1998]
4. “Shit, I‟m sick of this *$#%!” — Michael Kasprowicz, Australia‟s Fast Bowler. [1998]
5. “He will end up with 50 tons in each form of the game.” — Wasim Akram, World‟s Greatest Left-arm Pacer. [2002]
6. “Jaanta hai tooney kiska catch chhoda hai?” — Wasim Akram to Abdul Razzaq. [2003]
7. “All we need is 11 Sachins.” — Paul Strang, Zimbabwe Leg Spinner. [1996]
8. “Cricket is our religion, Sachin is our god.” — [Repeated ad nauseum by millions of fans].
9. “Nothing bad can happen to us if we‟re on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it.” — Hashim Amla, South Africa Batsman. [2004]
10. “The archives recall not one single incriminating incident, not one drunken escapade, not one reported affair, not one spat with a team-mate or reporter. As Matthew Parris wondered of Barack Obama in these pages recently, is he human?” — Michael Atherton, Former England Captain. [2008]
11. “I have seen God; he bats at No. 4 for India.” — Matthew Hayden, Australia Opener. [2008]
12. “There will never be another Sachin.” — Muttiah Muralitharan, World‟s Most Successful Bowler. [2009]
13. “If I‟ve to bowl to Sachin, I‟ll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard.” Dennis Lille, Cricket‟s McEnroe & Fast Bowling Legend. [Undated]
14. “Tendulkar is the best batsmen in the world ahead of Steve Waugh and Lara.” — Glenn McGrath, Australia‟s Most Successful Pace Bowler. [Undated]
15. “Sachin is a genius. I‟m a mere mortal.” — Brian Lara, Tendulkar‟s Greatest Frenemy. [Undated]
16. “I haven‟t seen Bradman playing, but I have seen Sachin. To me, he himself is a milestone, and the best cricketer in the world.” — Sourav Ganguly, India‟s most successful captain
17. “Sachin Tendulkar has been the most complete batsman of his time, and arguably the biggest cricket icon as well.” — Sambit Bal, Editor, Cricinfo
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