Kohli should take No: 3 slot: Sourav Ganguly

India's new batting super star Virat Kohli, who has hit three centuries in his last 4 innings, is the ideal batsman to fill in the No: 3 spot in Test cricket left by Rahul Dravid, former captain Sourav Ganguly has said.

Rahul Dravid recently retired from International cricket.

Talking on the sidelines of the launch of a documentary on his cricketing career, 'The Warrior Prince', Ganguly said Kohli is the next big thing to have happened to Indian cricket.

Talking about Kohli's blistering 148-ball 183 in their record win over Pakistan in Asian cup, Ganguly said, "He is the next big thing in Indian cricket. I've never seen a better one-day cricket innings in my 22 years career. I hope he fills up the place of the champion Rahul Dravid at No 3," Ganguly said.

Ganguly also congratulated Sachin Tendulkar for completing 100 international centuries.

"I had always said it was a matter of time. It's a colossal achievement. I congratulate Sachin. I only sent a text message."

Rahul Dravid Announced his Retirement

Rahul Dravid, “The Wall” of Indian cricket team has announced his retirement from all forms of the game with immediate effect. He will however honor his contractual obligations with the Rajasthan Royals in the 5th season of the IPL 2012.

The stylish Indian No. 3 batsman announced his decision at a crowded press conference in the presence of the BCCI president Mr. N Srinivasan and the President of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) as well as one of his former Skipper Anil Kumble.

Dravid used the occasion to thank all his coaches, his family, friends and well-wishers for all the support and encouragement he received throughout his career.

"I hereby announce my retirement from International cricket and domestic as well. It has been 16 years since I started playing. I have many people to thank. My junior coaches at Bangalore have inculcated me a powerful love of the game which has always stayed with me."

"In the Indian team I have been fortunate to have been part of an era where we won home and away". I found support and encouragement from my parents and brother. My wife Vijetha has been a single parent as I travelled all over."

"I have failed at times, but have not stopped trying. I leave with sadness and pride".

Rahul Dravid walked into the press conference at around 12:30 pm IST and was accompanied by his wife, Vijetha as well as his two sons, Samit and Anvay.

South Africa in New Zealand 2012, Test match Schedule

Date	Match Details	Time (IST)	Place
Mar 07 - 11	South Africa v New Zealand, 1st Test	03:00 (Mar 7)	Dunedin
Mar 15 - 19	South Africa v New Zealand, 2nd Test	03:00 (Mar 15)	Hamilton
Mar 23 - 27	South Africa v New Zealand, 3rd Test	03:00 (Mar 23)	Wellington

South Africa in New Zealand 2012 Complete Series Schedule

David Hussey Dream for to Play Test Cricket

David Hussey will turn 35 in July this year but the veteran batsman has not given up hopes of playing in the next World Cup in 2015 and also making a late Test debut for Australia and the he feels that it will be tough for the selectors to keep him out of the side if he keeps.

"You want to be in a winning World Cup, it's probably second to playing Test cricket for Australia," said Hussey, who will be 37 by the time of the next World Cup.

He said he had also taken heart from the way his brother Michael had fought back last summer, after critics had called for his head ahead of the Ashes series and they are both stubborn people say you're too old or you've lost your form or you're not good enough to play at the level, you get your back up and want to get out there and prove a lot of people wrong, he said.

ICC Hall of Fame

The Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar was inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame and he was presented with the Hall of Fame cap by India's 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev in the induction ceremony took place at the residence of Ajay Sethi in Dubai and the Sethi is the Director of the Channel 2 group.

ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat and former Pakistan captains Waqar Younis, Ramiz Raja and Aamir Sohail were present during the occasion for the gavaskar has played for India at the International level for 16 years, representing the country in 125 Test matches and 108 ODIs. He was the 1st player to cross 10,000 runs in Test cricket and he also held the record of the most number of centuries at one time.

Gavaskar was thrilled to receive the cap from Kapil Dev who was his captain at the ICC Cricket World Cup 1983: "Kapil is somebody who I consider as the greatest Indian cricketer and to receive this cap from him is a real big plus, a real big honour and the Kapil and I have had some wonderful times playing in the Indian team to being part of the World Cup winning squad is a memory that will always stay with me Kapil lifting the Cup at Lord's is something that I will always treasure and to receive the cap from him makes this occasion even more special."

ICC Test Player Ranks: Sachin Tendulkar in 10th position

Sachin Tendulkar 3 places to be the only Indian cricketer in the list of top-ten batsmen in the ICC Player Rankings for Test released here on Tuesday and he is placed at 10th position along with Pakistan's Azhar Ali, who scored a match-winning 157 during the 2nd innings of the 3rd and final Test against England in Dubai earlier this week.

India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan remained static at the 10th spot with an aggregate of 697 points and the Saeed Ajmal consolidated his 2nd position, achieving a career-best rating of 835 points and he is won the player of the series award for claiming 24 wickets in the 3-0 drubbing of England.

Pakistan Won Test Serie 3-0 and Whitewash against England at Duba

3rd Test: England v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Feb 3-6, 2012

Pakistan 99 & 365

England 141 & 252 (97.3 ov)

Pakistan won by 71 runs

Saeed Ajmal is the Man of the Series

Pakistan are now just three points away from 4th ranked India and Australia

Pakistan had entered the series in 5th position on 99 rating points and moved to 108 points and now, are within striking distance of the top four for the first time since 2007.

England have placed their lead in jeopardy before they head to Sri Lanka for a two-Test series starting next month.

For England, it was its first series loss since 2008-2009 when it suffered a 1-0 series defeat to the West Indies while it is the first time since the 2006-2007 Ashes in Australia that England has lost all the Tests of a series.

Pakistan's 3-0 series win has also kept alive South Africa's chances of finishing as the number-one ranked side at the 1 April annual cut-off date and with it, win a prize of USD 175,000.

Clearly blown away by Pakistan's supremacy in their adopted home. Team Misbah is the one everyone would want to beat.