5 Controversies in Rahul Dravid's career
With all the limelight comes the controversy as well and unfortunately, this man wasn't an exception to it too.
4. Getting dropped in 2007 and then for CB series in 2008
Rahul Dravid was retained as the skipper of the Indian team despite the disastrous 2007 World Cup campaign. The team had fared decently as well post the tournament on England tour. But then the man stepped down from the helm and that brought a screeching halt to his ODI series.
MS Dhoni was named the ODI captain of the team and Dravid was dropped from the team for the home series against Pakistan. It was a surprising decision for many as he was the captain of the team not long ago. Moreover, the main controversy was yet to arrive as the likes of Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman were also sidelined for the CB Series in Australia in 2008.
While the furore was about Ganguly being dropped, Dravid was also the crucial part of the ODI team until and this marked a change in era in the Indian cricket as the Men in Blue created history winning their first ever tri-series down under. Interestingly, Dravid also marked his comeback into the team for the Champions Trophy in 2009.
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