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London/New Delhi: Rahul Dravid, who was recalled to the Indian squad for the upcoming T20 and ODI series against England, will retire from both format once the England series is over.
On Saturday, 38-year-old Dravid, the lone batsman who has been consistent with two back-to-back centuries in the ongoing Test series, makes his way into the one-day fold after a gap of almost two years to provide stability to a brittle line-up struggling in the seaming English conditions.
Dravid last played an ODI match against the West Indies during the 2009 Champions Trophy in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dravid said he was surprised to be selected for the England series as he hasn't played for two years, and also that he wanted to concentrate on Tests in the future.
"I am honoured and privileged to be selected in the Indian one-day team," he said after the warm-up match against Northamptonshire. "Since I had not been picked for one-day cricket for the last two years, I was obviously a little surprised and to be honest, because I had not been picked, I had not informed the selectors or the board of my desire to solely focus on Test cricket.
He added: "At the end of this one-day series, I would like to announce my retirement from one-day and Twenty20 cricket and concentrate only on Test cricket. I am committed, as always to give my best to India in this one-day series and obviously the Test series that follows."
