'When you've played at the top it's hard to settle for second-best'
It has been a fortnight since Rahul Dravid retired and already the world has turned upside down.First ,he couldn't grab a helicopter to beat the Banglore morning traffic to get to the interview on time.Then he couldn't take his eyes off a large glass jar of what looked like multi-coloured sweets,grabbing a few on his way out of the coffee shop at the Leela palace.And finally ,this otherwise studious,decorous and meticulous man is completely relaxed about the fact that the lastleg of his players career will pan out in front of an adoring ,singing,dancing IPL audience,for whom "dot ball" might as well belong to children's activity books and "well left" is a Google Map instruction.
Just before setting out for his stint with the Rajasthan Royals,Dravid gave his first interview after retiring from International cricket,where he looked back on his career,the way ahead for the team,and taking the hard road to retirement...
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