Did Dravid have an inkling of our defeat?
Did Dravid have an inkling about the disaster awaiting India in the Caribbean? It seems so, if you go by what he stated to media persons just before emplaning for the West Indies. It would not be fair to assess the performance of a team purely on the basis of one tournament, even if it is the world cup, he had said. After all, the senior players had proved themselves for more than a decade, and played with pride for the country. In hindsight, he might have said it to cover his base, as a soothing balm for future wounds. Perhaps it was intended to ease the pressure on his team. But sadly it did not work that way and proved to be prophetic. Returning to Bangalore on early Thursday morning to an eerily quiet welcome – no autograph hunters, no fans, no officials, no garlands, no welcome ceremony, no motorcades – Bangalore’s very own heroes, Dravid, Kumble and Robin Uthappa sneaked into the city from the airport, mercifully without any untoward incident. Only the players’ family members wer
