Even though Rahul Dravid may not continue as India's captain, no one can deny his talent, achievements and — most important of all — character. I consider him perhaps one of the classiest cricketers ever. There have certainly been other cricketers in his era who have had more talent or have achieved more as cricketers and as captains, and yet somehow his greatest quality is that he is first and foremost a nice guy. Here is an example of Dravid being classy:

Press: Shouldn't some one stand up and take responsibility?
Dravid: We definitely do take the responsibility. I am not sitting here and trying to shirk responsibility. I am the first one to stand up and say that we should have done better, and it starts with me. I am not trying to put the responsibility on anyone. People are asking me what's the way forward and what do we do. I haven't really thought about stuff like that. Till about 24 hours ago, I truly believed that we will still be in this tournament. I didn't have the time to think what's ahead of us. But I am not trying to say I don't take any responsibility. I take full responsibility for the fact that we haven't progressed to the next round.(from his CricInfo interview)

In this age of spin, it is refreshing to see someone acknowledge where the buck stops. Once again, Rahul Dravid, you make Josephites around the world proud.