RAHUL DRAVID

Full name Rahul Sharad Dravid

Born January 11, 1973, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Current age 39 years 49 days

Major teams India, Scotland, Asia XI, ICC World XI,Karnataka, Kent, Marylebone Cricket Club,Rajasthan Royals,Royal Challengers Bangalore

Nickname The Wall

Playing role Top-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper

Education St. Joseph's Boys' High Schoo

It’s hard to plot Rahul Dravid on the graph of cricketing greats. There has rarely been a historic Indian win without a vital contribution from ‘The Wall’, yet, playing in the Tendulkar era, his achievements have been eclipsed by the blinding presence of the great ‘Little Master’.

One of three prominent Karnataka cricketers to make their mark in the 90s, along with Kumble and Srinath, Dravid seemed like he was born out of a batting text book with a strikingly “copybook” technique. In an age where batsmen were innovating and tweaking the norm as the game evolved, Dravid stuck by the methods that he was blooded with. His earliest Test impact of note following a 95 on debut was against South Africa in 1997, when he backed his maiden century (148) with a half-century to lead India to a rare away draw. A series of impressive knocks helped cement the foundation of ‘The Wall’. A lack of flamboyance was his lone limitation during his formative years. Whilst effective in Tests, it often frustrated fans in limited overs. A metamorphosis took place during the 1999 World Cup, beyond which Dravid’s batting became a marvellous sight to behold in all forms of the game. By 2002, he successfully shed his defensive style and no longer seemed shadowed by the famed Tendulkar-Ganguly opening duo. Since then, the Number 3 batsman carved his own niche as India’s batting anchor. A decade and a half later, he became the only Indian batsman barring Tendulkar never to have been dropped from the Test side since his debut.

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	164	286	32	13288	270	52.31	31258	42.51	36	63	1654	21	210	0
ODIs	344	318	40	10889	153	39.16	15284	71.24	12	83	950	42	196	14
T20Is	1	1	0	31	31	31.00	21	147.61	0	0	0	3	0	0
First-class	298	497	67	23794	270	55.33			68	117			353	1
List A	449	416	55	15271	153	42.30			21	112			233	17
Twenty20	69	62	6	1605	75*	28.66	1369	117.23	0	7	178	25	14	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	164	5	120	39	1	1/18	1/18	39.00	1.95	120.0	0	0	0
ODIs	344	8	186	170	4	2/43	2/43	42.50	5.48	46.5	0	0	0
T20Is	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	298		617	273	5	2/16		54.60	2.65	123.4		0	0
List A	449		477	421	4	2/43	2/43	105.25	5.29	119.2	0	0	0
Twenty20	69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Matches	Innings	Runs	NO	Avg.	SR	100's	50's	HS
Test	164	286	13288	32	52.31	42.50	36	63	270
ODI	344	318	10889	40	39.16	71.25	12	83	153
T20	1	1	31	0	31	147.61	0	0	31
IPL	55	49	1241	4	27.57	118.64	0	5	75*
CLT20	9	8	234	2	39	108.83	0	1	71*

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Career

Span:

Test:

 

1996-2012

ODI:

 

1996-2011

T20:

 

2011-2011

IPL:

 

2008-2011

CLT20:

 

2009-2010

Test

Debut:

India Vs England at Lord's, London - Jun 20, 1996

Last played:

India Vs Australia at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide - Jan 24, 2012

ODI

Debut:

India Vs Sri Lanka at The Padang, Singapore - Apr 03, 1996

Last played:

India Vs England at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff - Sep 16, 2011

T20

Debut:

India Vs England at Old Trafford, Manchester - Aug 31, 2011

Last played:

India Vs England at Old Trafford, Manchester - Aug 31, 2011

IPL

Debut:

Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kolkata Knight Riders at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka - Apr 18, 2008

Last played:

Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai - May 20, 2011

CLT20

Debut:

Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Cape Cobras at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka - Oct 08, 2009

Last played:

Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Chennai Super Kings at Kingsmead, Durban - Sep 24, 2010

It’s hard to plot Rahul Dravid on the graph of cricketing greats. There has rarely been a historic Indian win without a vital contribution from ‘The Wall’, yet, playing in the Tendulkar era, his achievements have been eclipsed by the blinding presence of the great ‘Little Master’.

One of three prominent Karnataka cricketers to make their mark in the 90s, along with Kumble and Srinath, Dravid seemed like he was born out of a batting text book with a strikingly “copybook” technique. In an age where batsmen were innovating and tweaking the norm as the game evolved, Dravid stuck by the methods that he was blooded with. His earliest Test impact of note following a 95 on debut was against South Africa in 1997, when he backed his maiden century (148) with a half-century to lead India to a rare away draw. A series of impressive knocks helped cement the foundation of ‘The Wall’. A lack of flamboyance was his lone limitation during his formative years. Whilst effective in Tests, it often frustrated fans in limited overs. A metamorphosis took place during the 1999 World Cup, beyond which Dravid’s batting became a marvellous sight to behold in all forms of the game. By 2002, he successfully shed his defensive style and no longer seemed shadowed by the famed Tendulkar-Ganguly opening duo. Since then, the Number 3 batsman carved his own niche as India’s batting anchor. A decade and a half later, he became the only Indian batsman barring Tendulkar never to have been dropped from the Test side since his debut.