NEW DELHI,Jan28,2012: Former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid is likely to announce his retirement soon. After yet another failure against Australia in the final Test at Adelaide on Friday, the 39-year-old star is believed to have told some of his teammates that he has decided to call it a day. He could not be reached for his comments. A BCCI official told TOI, "Dravid has always played cricket on his own merit and terms. If he decides to retire tomorrow, we will not be in a position to change his decision. He is, after all, Rahul Dravid." In other words, the Indian cricket board will not press for the star batsman to continue. Easing out VVS Laxman, another big gun who has failed miserably in the series Down Under, is also said to be part of the selectors' action plan once the final Test draws to an end. Dravid has scored 194 runs and averages 24.25 in this series. He has already announced his retirement from one-dayers and Twenty20 cricket. Nicknamed The Wall, Dravid captained India from December 2005 to August 2007. It does appear that the cricket board bigwigs are preparing to field a young team for the next Test series which is more than six months away. "We won't mind a new team, but the board will certainly take some corrective measures after such a pathetic tour," another source said. BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla told reporters, "Our players have not performed overseas in the last two series and we are worried about this. Sometimes, players do not do well. There is no question of blaming (anyone), but corrective measures will be taken after the tour."
