Rahul Dravid- the wall is a former Indian cricketer and captain, generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the cricket history. Born in a Marathi family, he started playing cricket at the age of 12 and later represented the state team at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels. He is the one of the classical batsmen in Test Cricket that India has produced. No one can match his calibre i.e. he is known as Mr. Dependable in Test Matches. His greatest contribution to India has been his performance in away-series, where he has been the principal architect of several Indian wins. There was a time when Indian team looks not a supreme team without him. He is the batsmen who have scored more than 10,000 runs in both forms of international cricket – Tests and ODIs. Dravid’s attendance at No. 3 is most important for India. As he is the only batsman at the moment to have scored more than 10,000 runs at that position, and he did it at a superb average too, scoring close to 53 runs per dismissal. At No. 3, though, his home record was better – he averaged 54.81 in India, and 51.35 abroad. In overseas Tests excluding Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, his average at No. 3 fell to 48.75.
Dravid played 94 consecutive Tests since his debut in 1996, without missing a single match. Of this, he played 93 matches for India and one for ICC XI. He missed a Test match for the first time in 2005 at Ahmedabad against Sri Lanka due to gastroenteritis. This 94 consecutive Test match appearance streak since his debut was a world record at that time,which was later broken by Adam Gilchrist who appeared in 96 consecutive Test matches since his debut.
Criclineup Wishes him a Very Very Happy Birthday and a great year ahead. He will remain always in the heart of his fans.
| Name | Rahul Dravid |
| Nick Name | Jammy, Mr. Dependable, The Wall |
| Born | 11-Jan-73 |
| Age (as in 2017) | 44 Years |
| Hieght | 180 cm |
| Sun Sign | Capricon |
| Place | Indore, Madhya Pardesh, India |
| School | St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School, Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| College | St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, St Joseph’s College of Business Administration, Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Hobiees | Listening to Music, Reading, Playing Hockey |
| Father | Sharad Dravid |
| Mother | Pushpa Dravid |
| Spouse | Vijeta Pendharkar, Surgeon (married 4 May 2003) |
| Son | Samit Dravid (born-2004) and Anvay Dravid (born-2009) |
| Started Playing | Age of 12 |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Coach/ Mentor | Keki Tarapore, G R Vishwanath |
| Team | India |
| Domestic Team | Karnatka |
| Bowling Style | Right arm off break |
| Batting Style | Right Hand batsmen |
| Awards | Arjuna Award (1998) |
| Ceat Cricketer of the Year World Cup (1999) | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year (2000) | |
| Sir Garfield Sobbers Trophy Winner (2004) | |
| ICC Player of the Year (2004) | |
| Padma Shri (2004) | |
| MTV Youth Icon of the Year (2004) | |
| Captain of ICC’s Test Team (2006) | |
| NDTV Indian of the Year lifetime Achievement Award with Deva Nand (2011) | |
| Padma Bhushan (2013) |
Debut
| Test Debut | Venue | Date | Score | Result |
| England | England, Lord’s | 20-24 Jun 1996 | 95, NB | Match Drawn |
| Last Test | Venue | Date | Score | Result |
| Australia | Australia, Adeliaed | 24-28 Jan 2012 | 1, 25 | Aus won by 298 runs |
ODI
| First ODI | Venue | Date | Score | Result |
| Sri Lanka | Singapur, The Padang | 03-Apr-96 | 3 | India Won by 12 runs |
| Last ODI | Venue | Date | Score | Result |
| England | England, Cardiff | 16-Sep-11 | 69 | Eng won by 6 wkts D/L method |
Retirement Speech by- The Wall
(Video Credits: Youtube)
Rahul Dravid Test and ODI Stats
| Mat | Inns | NO | HS | Runs | SR | Avg | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
| Tests | 164 | 286 | 32 | 270 | 13288 | 42.51 | 52.31 | 36 | 63 | 210 | 0 |
| ODIs | 344 | 318 | 40 | 153 | 10889 | 71.24 | 39.16 | 12 | 83 | 196 | 14 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 147.61 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top 4 Partnerships by Rahul Dravid
| Partners | Runs | Wkt | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| Sehwag, R Dravid | 410 | 1st | India | v Pakistan | Lahore | 13-Jan-06 |
| VVS Laxman, R Dravid | 376 | 5th | India | v Australia | Kolkata | 11-Mar-01 |
| G Gambhir, R Dravid | 314 | 2nd | India | v England | Mohali | 19-Dec-08 |
| R Dravid, VVS Laxman | 303 | 5th | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 12-Dec-03 |
As a Captain
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Won% | |
| Test | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| ODI | 79 | 42 | 33 | 4 | 53.16 |
Home/Overseas Performence Breakup
| Batsman | Runs/Avg (Home) | 100/50 (Home) | Runs/Avg (Away) | 100/50 (Away) | Runs/Avg (Home Wins) | 100/50 (Home Wins) | Runs/Avg (Away Wins) | 100/50 (Away Wins) |
| Rahul Dravid | 5565/51.52 | 15/27 | 7473/55.35 | 21/35 | 2838/63.06 | 8/14 | 2293/69.48 | 07/9 |
