A sad decline

"Tendulkar, Ganguly and Laxman have all enjoyed purple patches of late, and the real reason for India's batting being so rudderless in this series can be found in the decline of Dravid. Once as dependable as an Audi, he hasn't found the high gears for nearly two years now, with match-turning efforts like the 92 in Perth becoming the exception rather than the rule. The more he struggles, the more you wonder whether the old solidity will ever come back." aptly says Dileep Premachandran of Cricinfo