Rahul Dravid retirement

Rahul Dravid's press conference echoed all the qualities that he was known for during his career.

Samwise Gamgee was the biggest hero of them all in the Lord of the Rings and yet he was overshadowed when all was accomplished much like Rahul Dravid was throughout his career.

India's next generation batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane paid rich tributes to recently retired Rahul Dravid stating that they would want to inculcate his "positive attitude, temperament and humility."

Rarely has any sight warmed the cockles of the Indian fans' heart more than that of Dravid walking in at 3 in a Test match. A tribute to the legend.

Shashreek Roy feels Dravid still has a lot to offer to Indian cricket and hopes the recently retired legend helps budding youngters out rather than find a place alongside other commentators.

Rahul Dravid pulled the plug on a superb 16 year international career by announcing his retirement at a crowded press conference at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore.

Vijay Bharadwaj was the latest to join in the huge list of people waxing lyrical about the Indian legend who called it a day today.

Just presenting the statistics will not reveal what Dravid is to Indian cricket. However, the numbers do reveal a fair amount of his cricketing accomplishments and the vital role he played in reshaping cricket in India.

Rahul Dravid's speech about his retirement at the press conference in Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore.

Former and present cricketers congratulated Rahul Dravid on his glorious career