Very few cricketers would go the way that Dravid went about announcing his retirement. Majority would like to announce the retirement at the beginning of the series or maybe in the last match that one plays. But remember if a player occupies or plays for a team, than he is depriving place for another deserving player. The Wall was inducted into Indian cricket when another great G.R.Vishwanath was the selector. He lived upto to his reputation in his career span
Tests 164 Runs 13288 Ave 52.31 century 36 50s 63
ODI 344 Runs 10889 Ave 39.16 century 12 50s 83
Dravid has held 210 catches in test and 196 in ODI.
Let us salute the Wall, and wish him luck for his future career. Cricket will loose a gentlemen, however we might get him to see in IPL, who knows his new avataar may surpise us all.
Maybe you could've put one of him defending in the great Wall style too. 
