Understandably, while none of the players wanted to go on record, there was a sense of quiet acceptance, but no great shock within the squad.
Team manager Sunil Dev told newsmen that the issue wasn't discussed in the team meeting, ahead of Friday evening's encounter against the Pakistanis.
“I was told (of Dravid's decision) by (bowling coach Ventatesh) Prasad, he tried to speak to him also, but couldn't. Then he (Prasad) spoke to (Anil) Kumble in Bangalore.
“We came to know of the news in the morning. But that issue is not on the minds of the team right now. At the moment, what first comes first is a very important match today. So nobody is talking about it,” he said.
Asked if the team members were taken aback when they heard the news, Dev replied, “They were a little surprised. They have spoken to each other, but have chosen to push it to the back of their minds and decided to focus on the game.
They want to give priority to today's game against Pakistan.”

Dravid not quite the first...
Mumbai, PTI: The sudden decision of Rahul Dravid to step down from captaincy was a bolt from the blue for the legions of cricket fans in the country, especially after he recently led India to a Test series victory in England after 21 years.
There have been instances in the chequered long history of Indian cricket when others before Dravid had relinquished their captaincy when least expected, the prime example being Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar had a love-hate relationship with the selectors when he was at the helm for the second and last time in his glittering career and was unhappy over the latter dictating terms about his batting order.
The dramatic announcement to the scribes by Tendulkar, who had replaced Mohammad Azharuddin, that he was stepping down as captain at the end of the two-Test series against South Africa, came when the visitors were engaged in a three-day warm-up game at the Cricket Club of India before the start of the Test series.