Dravid to quit ODIs after England series

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Rahul Dravid has announced his retirement from limited-overs cricket following the England series.

07 August,2011 02:53 pm

In his announcement, which came hours after he was handed a shock recall to the one-day side for that tour, he said he wanted to retire from the shorter forms and concentrate on Test cricket.Dravid, 38, is the seventh highest run-getter in ODIs, with 10,765 runs in 339 matches, averaging just under 40. He hasnt been a regular in the Indian one-day side since late 2007 -- a couple of months after he reached his career-high ICC ranking of No. 5 -- though he made a brief comeback during the 2009 Champions Trophy in South Africa. He admitted he hadnt expected a recall for the upcoming England series.Dravid recently became the second highest run-getter in Tests, and has had a resurgence in form over the past couple of months, scoring three centuries in five Tests to end a relatively lean run in the last few years.