this type of cricket because i seldom pinched singles but looked to hit out. I was the ugly duckling of my team. It all changed when i watched Rahul bat that day in Eden in 2001. I understood that, whatever talent or technique one had in whatever form of cricket played, one must have tempermant. All else is worthless if you cant measure up against yourself. Essentially cricket is about battling yourself! As a humble tennis ball cricketer who learnt how to play cricket in street cricket, i heartily salute the Officer and Gentleman of Indian Cricket. God bless !

Shivakumar
on March 9, 2012, 11:51 GMT

THE WALL HAS BEEN ENSHRINED
The most unassuming cricketer from India; possibly one of the shrewdest captain and the best ambassador of the game hasdays to come.
He has been & will be the greatest TEAM man India has ever seen.
Wishing you the very best Jammy!!!

PALLAB
on March 9, 2012, 11:51 GMT

I would like to point out to younger fans that Gavaskar like Wall too was VERY approachable for many fans and common-man well wishers. However, his statesman-stature (STUPENDOUS success against WI teams and express pace) & his so-called defensive captaincy (a draw for him was akin to a victory cos of the AVERAGE bowling resources at his command barring Kapil) engendered a crab-like regional animosity against him during the pathetic, socialistic '80s era; recent critiquing of his "deliberative patriotic" commentary stints on ESPN to countervail the partisan approach of Channel 9 and Sky (witness Sunny being absolutely neutral on BBC) has made him