The just-retired Rahul Dravid, gentleman and thinker of the game drew applause not only from his cricketing counterparts but even from the glam Bollywood fraternity, especially grand daddy Amitabh Bachchan who described Dravid as "true gentleman, selfless, affable and most reliable .. he deserved greater glorification" in his tweets. Here's a roundup of outpourings on Twitter when Dravid announced his retirement.

Amitabh Bachchan-"Rahul Dravid retires from test Cricket .. a true gentleman, selfless, affable and most reliable .. he deserved greater glorification" Poonam Pandey-"utter stupidity to describe Dravid in 141 characters...words fail me..I can just salute you ...and keep doing it all day .sad :("

Mahesh Bhupati-"Congratulations Rahul Dravid. Champion on and off the field, showed us all that sky is the limit with hard work, patience and discipline..." AB De Villiers-"Congrats to Rahul Dravid on an amazing career! You will be missed. Fantastic person and Cricketer! "

Luke Wright-"Rahul Dravid- What a true legend of the game! Think all bowlers around the world will be relieved!!" Shah Rukh Khan-"They say sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.To me the most vivid & dependable has to be Rahul Dravid." Alec Stewart-"Rahul Dravid is one of the all time greats of the game. One of the top 5 batters I played against. Lara Sachin Ponting Kallis the other 4."

Anupam Kher-"Cricket once was a Gentlemen's game & Rahul Dravid Personified tat.Thanks Rahul for enriching our lives.You'll Never retire in our hearts.:)" Sundar Raman-"Rahul Dravid - an inspiration and example for sports fraternity across the world. Thank you for entertaining us all these year."

Michael Vaughan-"Rahul Dravid retires.. The worlds most respected cricketer over the last 20 yrs.. LEGEND.." Suresh Raina-"Wall for team but a shoulder for team mates. Impregnable for opposition, motivation fr us. That's Rahul bhai. Got my ODI & Test cap frm him."