Legend: Rahul Dravid
9 March 2012
India batsman Rahul Dravid has announced his retirement from international and domestic first-class cricket at a press conference in Bangalore today.
The 39-year-old retired from one-day internationals last year and has now taken his leave from the longer form of the game, though he is still due to captain the Rajasthan Royals in this year's Indian Premier League.
In his address to the media, reproduced on the website of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Dravid said: "I would like to announce my retirement from international and domestic first-class cricket. It has been 16 years since I first played a Test match for India, and I feel it's time for me to move on."
