Dravid!! you too??

people generally know tht being a captain of our indian cricket team is no mean job, infact quite its opposite. the word burden loses its meaning and seems an under-statement. but i thot he was the man for the job, and i still do. if there is anyone who can lead the high hopes and ride on high pressure, it is, without the slightest of doubts, the man we call 'the wall'. il make myself clear, by no means can this be described as crumbling. maybe he loved his batting, rather the game, too much to stay skipper anymore. but stil the ques that looms large, 'is there something more to the story?' but given the gentleman and diplomat that he is, we wil never get to know wat really went through his mind. but he need not tarry about this. he is not the first to succumb to the pressure and most certainly not the last. almost all prev skippers had been victims of this one time or the other. sachin had been there, sourav's is a more recent story and azhar was no different. infact when we look back about this, never has there been a captain who had not been weighed down by the immense pressure and expectation. never has indian cricket been without politics, clashes of ego.. but lets move forward as we have done always, but have we learnt from this.. learn from this? hmm. when have done that last time? anyway who's next? there is dhoni of course. but has he the experience to deal with the post... i really have doubts . if dravid itself cannot handle the pressure or watever reason that forced him to retire, can dhoni take it. obviously il bet anything that he wil find dravid behind him anytime he wants and take a step back before dhoni can mention to him.. dravid was a wonderful team leader mainly because he is a wonderful team-man.. so i look for reason beyond what bcci tells us and wat dravid tells us.. hmm. but always he wil stay as one the best servants of not only indian cricket, but for the game as a whole, the best batsman the subcontinent has produced, who can play away from home better than at home..