{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"thirdballlocked.com","provider_url":"https:\/\/thirdballlocked.com","author_name":"prochild","author_url":"https:\/\/thirdballlocked.com\/index.php\/author\/ckartheeswaran2009gmail-com\/","title":"Not a gentleman - thirdballlocked.com","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"F8mw5K2ZkW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thirdballlocked.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/11\/not-a-gentleman\/\">Not a gentleman<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/thirdballlocked.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/11\/not-a-gentleman\/embed\/#?secret=F8mw5K2ZkW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Not a gentleman&#8221; &#8212; thirdballlocked.com\" data-secret=\"F8mw5K2ZkW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/thirdballlocked.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/thirdballlocked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/gettyimages-136078638-2048x2048-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":2048,"thumbnail_height":1492,"description":"Rahul Dravid leaves. That right there is a sign of respect for the bowler. The bowler is contended. The ball is better off being in the keeper&#8217;s cushion than the boundary cushion. The grass is greener here this time. The pitch is more greener. The bowler makes his walk back contemplating his next plan. The team is in tatters. The slip cordon expect him to poke a ball to them. The short leg pokes fun at him and his team. Dravid doesn&#8217;t respond. He tries to keep his thoughts together as the wind shakes his shirt. His concentration is not shaken though. He stands with a leg and a bat, unfazed and calm. That is gentlemanly behavior for the viewing public. He has always been one they say. Was he really a gentleman? ************* Rahul Dravid walks in at 0\/1. A semi fit Shoaib Akhtar bowls to him. Shoaib Akhtar has never been fully fit. But this is different. Shoaib Akhtar bowls with a sore back. He bowls with the entire home crowd behind his back. Dravid misses. He would go on to win the ICC Cricketer of the year award later that year. But here, there is only one..."}