Rahul Dravid - The Wall of Indian cricket
Rahul Dravid has scored 32 hundreds in 151 Test matches and 12 hundreds in 339 ODIs. He is the first and the only batsman in world cricket to score a century in all ten Test playing nations, away..
ONE OF the most consistent batsmen in Test cricket, Rahul Sharad Dravid completed fifteen years in Test cricket from the first Test against West Indies, played at Kingston, Jamaica. The 38-year-old Rahul Dravid debuted in Test cricket in 1996 at the Lord's in England in June 1996.
Famous as "The Wall" due to his ability to stay at the wicket for long and cement an inning, Rahul Dravid is the first and the only batsman in world cricket to score a century in all ten Test playing nations. He is also the only non-wicketkeeper, who has taken 200 catches in Test cricket.
In the 261 innings of 151 Test matches, Rahul Dravid has scored 12,215 runs with an impressive average of 52.65 with 32 hundreds and 59 fifties and 29 times not out. He scored five double tons in Test matches with the highest individual score of 270 runs against Pakistan in 2004. In his long career, Dravid left the crease for duck eight times. After Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, Dravid is the third international cricketer to score 12,000 runs in Test cricket. Rahul Dravid has been involved in 85 century partnerships in Test history, which is the highest.
In 313 innings of 339 One Day Internationals that Rahul Dravid has played, he has scored 10,765 runs with an average of 39.43 and the strike rate of 71.17. He has scored 12 hundreds and 82 fifties with a highest individual score of 153 runs in ODIs. He is the third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, to score 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. He has the record of not being dismissed on duck for 120 consecutive ODI matches.
Rahul Dravid was awarded the ICC Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year at the inaugural awards ceremony held in 2004. In 2006, he was awarded with the Captain of the ICC's Test Team. The Indian government honoured him with the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri in 2004 and Arjuna Award in 1998. In 2000 he was honoured with Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
In the 261 innings of 151 Test matches, Rahul Dravid has scored 12,215 runs with an impressive average of 52.65 with 32 hundreds and 59 fifties and 29 times not out. He scored five double tons in Test matches with the highest individual score of 270 runs against Pakistan in 2004. In his long career, Dravid left the crease for duck eight times. After Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, Dravid is the third international cricketer to score 12,000 runs in Test cricket. Rahul Dravid has been involved in 85 century partnerships in Test history, which is the highest.
In 313 innings of 339 One Day Internationals that Rahul Dravid has played, he has scored 10,765 runs with an average of 39.43 and the strike rate of 71.17. He has scored 12 hundreds and 82 fifties with a highest individual score of 153 runs in ODIs. He is the third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, to score 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. He has the record of not being dismissed on duck for 120 consecutive ODI matches.
Rahul Dravid was awarded the ICC Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year at the inaugural awards ceremony held in 2004. In 2006, he was awarded with the Captain of the ICC's Test Team. The Indian government honoured him with the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri in 2004 and Arjuna Award in 1998. In 2000 he was honoured with Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
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