Dhoni’s gestures in 2008, when former captains Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble retired from the game, spoke volumes about the man. Dhoni let the combative Ganguly lead the side for a brief period against Australia in the final Test in Nagpur.
Earlier in the series, he’d carried Kumble on his broad shoulders after Jumbo had played his last Test in New Delhi. He also made sure that India’s greatest wicket-taker was there at the podium to receive the trophy after they’d wrapped up the series 2-0 in the Orange City.
Though Dravid has so far failed to set the stage ablaze in the final ODI series of his career— he’s managed a meagre 55 runs at 13.75 from four matches— it’s his overall tally— 10,820 runs from 343 ODIs at 39.06— which commands utmost respect.
Dravid is the second highest scorer ever in Test cricket but hasn’t done badly in ODIs, in which he is seventh in the all-time list, ahead of players like Brian Lara and Mahela Jayawardene.
Dhoni has always made at least one gesture to honour a senior cricketer who has announced retirement from international cricket. After the World Cup triumph, arguably the greatest moment of their lives, Dhoni and his men chaired Sachin Tendulkar on their shoulders for a for more details....
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