5 great players who retired at the right time

Rahul Dravid

Australia 2012 was Dravid's last tour for India

He always knew when and how to make the right move - it was a heart-shattering event for diehard Indian fans, but Dravid decided to retire in March 2012, 'sad, but proud'. He realised that his reflexes weren't as sharp as they used to be, and he was constantly getting out in a similar fashion, and retired, paving way for the next generation of Indian batsmen.

The Indian batting attack had started to age - in Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, the side had a number of 30+ batsmen. It was a bold move, one taken after a tough Australian tour. He could have played a few home series in India, but gave that cushion to youngsters to let them perform.