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Rahul Dravid      

Full name Rahul Sharad Dravid

Born January 11, 1973, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Current age 37 years 63 days

Major teams India, Scotland, Asia XI, ICC World XI, Karnataka, Kent, Royal Challengers Bangalore

Nickname The Wall

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper

Education St. Joseph's Boys' High School

Rahul Sharad Dravid
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 139 240 28 11395 270 53.75 26882 42.38 29 58 1435 18 193 0
ODIs 339 313 40 10765 153 39.43 15124 71.17 12 82 941 42 196 14
First-class 270 447 63 21767 270 56.68 60 112 334 1
List A 444 411 55 15147 153 42.54 21 111 233 17
Twenty20 34 32 2 811 75* 27.03 676 119.97 0 4 83 17 5 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 139 5 120 39 1 1/18 1/18 39.00 1.95 120.0 0 0 0
ODIs 339 8 186 170 4 2/43 2/43 42.50 5.48 46.5 0 0 0
First-class 270 617 273 5 2/16 54.60 2.65 123.4 0 0
List A 444 477 421 4 2/43 2/43 105.25 5.29 119.2 0 0 0
Twenty20 34 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career statistics
Test debut England v India at Lord's, Jun 20-24, 1996 scorecard
Last Test Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Jan 24-27, 2010 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut India v Sri Lanka at Singapore, Apr 3, 1996 scorecard
Last ODI India v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 30, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut 1990/91
Last First-class Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Jan 24-27, 2010 scorecard
List A debut 1992/93
Last List A Karnataka v Bengal at Vadodara, Feb 27, 2010 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Karnataka v Gujarat at Mumbai (BS), Apr 17, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kolkata, Mar 14, 2010 scorecard
Profile

Rahul Dravid, a cricketer who seamlessly blends an old-world classicism with a new-age professionalism, is the best No. 3 batsman to play for India - and might even be considered one of the best ever by the time his career is done. He already averages around 60 at that position, more than any regular No. 3 batsman in the game's history, barring Don Bradman. Unusually for an Indian batsman, he also averages more overseas - around 60, again - than at home. But impressive as his statistics are, they cannot represent the extent of his importance to India, or the beauty of his batsmanship.

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Timeline
    • April 3, 1996
      International appearance
      • Dravid makes his one-day debut against Sri Lanka in Singapore, making just 3 in an Indian win.
    • June 20-24, 1996
      Distinguished Test debut
      • An injury to Sanjay Manjrekar gives Dravid his India cap at Lord's five years after his first-class debut. He and Sourav Ganguly then light up the arena with a 94-run partnership. Ganguly scores a memorable hundred, but Dravid misses out by five runs, walking on a thin edge. "I was a bit disappointed, sure, but not all that much. In the sense, I was happy I scored 95 runs, I looked at it as a cup half full, instead of half empty," Dravid says later.
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Jan 25, 2010

Rahul Dravid is in serious pain after being hit, as the bowler Shahadat Hossain and keeper Mushfiqur Rahim look on, Bangladesh v India, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 2nd day, January 25, 2010

Rahul Dravid is in serious pain after being hit, as the bowler Shahadat Hossain and keeper Mushfiqur Rahim look on

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Jan 25, 2010

Rahul Dravid cuts in typical fashion during his century, Bangladesh v India, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 2nd day, January 25, 2010

Rahul Dravid cuts in typical fashion during his century

© Associated Press

Jan 25, 2010

Shahadat Hossain checks on Rahul Dravid after felling him with a bouncer, Bangladesh v India, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 2nd day, January 25, 2010

Shahadat Hossain checks on Rahul Dravid after felling him with a bouncer

© Associated Press

Notes

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2000
ICC Test Player of the Year 2004
ICC Player of the Year 2004

Country Fixtures Country Results
1st Semi-Final: Maharashtra v Tamil Nadu at Indore - Mar 15
Maharashtra won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
2nd Semi-Final: Delhi v Hyderabad at Indore - Mar 15
Hyderabad won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Rajasthan v Delhi at Ahmedabad - Mar 15
Rajasthan 57/4 (9.6/20 ov)
Bangalore v Punjab at Bangalore
Mar 16 (16:00 local, 10:30 GMT)
Final: Hyderabad v Maharashtra at Indore
Mar 16 (19:00 local, 13:30 GMT)
Kolkata v Chennai at Kolkata
Mar 16 (20:00 local, 14:30 GMT)
Complete fixtures » | Download Fixtures »
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