Monday, December 22, 2008 The Wall Reconstructs Itself

this post is is abt one of Fab Four of Indian Cricket,one of the all time greats,Rahul Dravid.
If u are not a Fan then bugger off... this does not concern yu.
This man according to me is the best in the business oly next to the God,sachin.critics say that test cricket is for the purists and only those with immense mental and physical Fitness nad technical capability can survive these five gruesome days and still come out unscathed and eager for the next battle. Dravid hasn't been nicknamed "The Wall" without a reason. Dravid has been there when india needed him and he has delivered quite consistently. He has saved mmatches wen his teammates lost hopes,clutched wins from the jaws of defeat and he has been doing that for the past 10 yrs. He has been india's ever-dependable in tight suituations. He is,acc to me an all rounder with such a commitment for the game. he has played the role of a finisher,a sheet anchor,a match saver and a match winner. As if this wasn't enough,he donned the wicket-keeper gloves,at a time wen india was struggling to find a good wicket-keeper batsmen,much before the arrival of the likes of Dhoni and Yuvraj.This he did during the 2003 world cup so that india could afford to go in for an extra specialist batsman or an extra bowler. Such is his qiuet nature of the game that his exploits often go unnoticed. And such is the character of the man that this doesn't him concern him at all.AT 35,he still one among the fittest and has atleast 2 more yrs of cricket left in him if not more. He is not The Planner but he is the executioner,he may not be the commander or the colonel,but he is the ever hungry and everready-to-serve soldier whose commitment is beyond the mundane mind.

I hate those critics.all they can do is talk an hurt with their words.If a player is out of form they'll do all they can to make life miserable for him.Come on, u get the guts to criticise a guy who has played abt 500 matches and amassed 20,000-odd runs jus cos he hasn't been playing well for the past 10 or so matches?? i second that.. and at these times,these famous words echo in my mind... "Form is temporary,Class is permanent"
He has served India during tough times and during his tough times its oly basic human nature that we support this guy.
I am his tru supporter and i know for sure that he'll rise agin and am ready to wait for that moment,however long it may take.. bocoz its worth the wait.