retirement tribute for my favorite cricketer from my favorite cricket journalist

And his father will be proud of that. Oh, we family folk are suckers for
that kind of sentiment. In 1994, when I used to do the highlights of
domestic cricket for ESPN, Dravid's father would often call to ask if he
could get highlights of his son's batting. The request was always very
politely made and a thank you was always offered when I met him. You can
see the shyness in the genes, the correctness. I don't mention it
lightly. In our obsession with saluting the here and now we sometimes
ignore what produced success. If Dravid senior was proud of his young
man, Rahul was proud enough of his mother to be the photographer when
she received her PhD. It might seem a small thing to do but it tells you
a lot about the person. Giant edifices are built on solid foundations.

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/556769.html

this really stood out for me. this is the kind of stuff that's throat lump producing when you read it. you can see where the personality comes from. no wonder he plays the game like that too.

And his father will be proud of that. Oh, we family folk are suckers for
that kind of sentiment. In 1994, when I used to do the highlights of
domestic cricket for ESPN, Dravid's father would often call to ask if he
could get highlights of his son's batting. The request was always very
politely made and a thank you was always offered when I met him. You can
see the shyness in the genes, the correctness. I don't mention it
lightly. In our obsession with saluting the here and now we sometimes
ignore what produced success. If Dravid senior was proud of his young
man, Rahul was proud enough of his mother to be the photographer when
she received her PhD. It might seem a small thing to do but it tells you
a lot about the person. Giant edifices are built on solid foundations.

Rashmun wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/556769.html

this really stood out for me. this is the kind of stuff that's throat lump producing when you read it. you can see where the personality comes from. no wonder he plays the game like that too.

And his father will be proud of that. Oh, we family folk are suckers for
that kind of sentiment. In 1994, when I used to do the highlights of
domestic cricket for ESPN, Dravid's father would often call to ask if he
could get highlights of his son's batting. The request was always very
politely made and a thank you was always offered when I met him. You can
see the shyness in the genes, the correctness. I don't mention it
lightly. In our obsession with saluting the here and now we sometimes
ignore what produced success. If Dravid senior was proud of his young
man, Rahul was proud enough of his mother to be the photographer when
she received her PhD. It might seem a small thing to do but it tells you
a lot about the person. Giant edifices are built on solid foundations.

would you agree that he failed as a captain (like tendulkar)?