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Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid

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Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid at GQ Men Of The Year 2012 AWARD.jpg
Rahul Dravid at GQ Men of the Year 2012 Awards
Personal information
Full nameRahul Sharad Dravid
Born11 January 1973 (age 42)
IndoreMadhya PradeshIndia
NicknameThe Wall, Jammy, Mr. Dependable
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting styleRight-handed
Bowling styleRight arm off spin
RoleBatsman, occasionalwicketkeeper
Websitewww.rahuldravid.com
International information
National side
Test debut(cap 206)20 June 1996 v England
Last Test24 January 2012 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 95)3 April 1996 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI16 September 2011 v England
ODI shirt no.19
Only T20I (cap 38)31 August 2011 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–2012Karnataka
2000Kent
2003Scottish Saltires
2008–2010Royal Challengers Bangalore
2011–2013Rajasthan Royals
2014Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
CompetitionTestODIFCLA
Matches164344298449
Runs scored13,28810,88923,79415,271
Batting average52.3139.1655.3342.30
100s/50s36/6312/8368/11721/112
Top score270153270153
Balls bowled120186617477
Wickets1454
Bowling average39.0042.5054.60105.25
5 wickets in innings0000
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling1/182/432/162/43
Catches/stumpings210/0196/14353/1233/17
Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2012
Rahul Dravid(About this sound pronunciation ; born 11 January 1973) is a former Indian cricketer and captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.[1][2][3] 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. Hailed as The Wall, Dravid was named one of the best five cricketers of the year byWisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2000 and received the Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year awards at the inaugural ICC awards ceremony in 2004.[4][5] In December 2011, he became the first non-Australian cricketer to deliver the Bradman Oration in Canberra.[6]
As of October 2012, Dravid is the fourth-highest run scorer in Test cricket, after Sachin TendulkarRicky Ponting and Jacques Kallis, and is only the second Indian cricketer, after Tendulkar to score 10,000 runs both in Tests and in ODIs.[7][8] In 2004, after completing his century against Bangladesh in Chittagong, he became the first and the only player till date to score a century in all the ten Test-playing countries.[9] As of October 2012, he holds the record for the most number of catches taken by a player (non-wicket-keeper) in Test cricket, with 210.[10]
In August 2011, after receiving a surprise call in the ODI series against England, Dravid declared his retirement from ODIs as well as Twenty20 International (T20I), and in March 2012, he announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket. He appeared in the 2012 Indian Premier League as captain of the Rajasthan Royals.[11]
Rahul Dravid, along with Glenn McGrath were honoured during the seventh annual Bradman Awards function in Sydney on 1 November 2012.[12] Dravid has also been honoured with the Padma Bhushan award, India's third highest civilian award.[13]
In 2014, Rahul Dravid joined the GoSports FoundationBangalore as a member of their board of advisors. In collaboration with GoSports Foundation he is mentoring India's future Olympians and Paralympians as part of the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme.[14] Indian badmiton player Prannoy Kumar, Para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad and young Golfer Chikkarangappa S. was part of the initial group of athletes to be mentored by Rahul Dravid.

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