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Dravid announced his retirement from Test and domestic cricket on 9 March 2012, after the [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2011–12|2011–12 tour of Australia]], but he said he would captain the [[Rajasthan Royals]] in the [[2012 Indian Premier League]]. He was the second-highest run scorer and had taken the highest number of catches in Test cricket at the time of his retirement.<ref name=toimar12>{{cite news|title=Rahul Dravid announces retirement from international cricket|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Rahul-Dravid-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket/articleshow/12195477.cms|accessdate=9 March 2012|newspaper=''[[The Times of India]]''|date=9 March 2012}}</ref>
==Twenty20 career==
Rahul Dravid player for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2008,2009 and 2010.Later he played for Rajasthan Royals and led it to finals of [[Champions League T20]] in 2013,and play-offs of [[Indian Premier League]] in 2013.Dravid announced retirement from Twenty20 after playing the [[2013 Champions League T20]] in Sept.-Oct 2013.<ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rahul-dravid-farewell-speech-sachin-tendulkar-cl-t20-final/1/313551.html</ref><ref>http://www.firstpost.com/sports/rahul-dravid-leaves-greater-t20-legacy-than-sachin-tendulkar-1156873.html</ref>
==Personal life==
On 4 May 2003 he married Vijeta Pendharkar, a [[surgeon]] from [[Nagpur]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Dravid weds Vijeta Pendharkar | url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2003/may/04drav.htm | accessdate=6 May 2007}}</ref> They have two children: Samit, born in 2005,<ref>{{cite web | title=Dravid blessed with a baby boy | url=http://in.rediff.com/cricket/2005/oct/11dravid.htm | accessdate=6 May 2007}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> and Anvay, born in 2009.<ref>{{cite web | title=Dravid becomes a dad again | url=http://cricketnext.in.com/news/dravid-becomes-father-again/40339-13.html | accessdate=29 April 2009}}</ref>
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