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Rahul Dravid      

Full name Rahul Sharad Dravid

Born January 11, 1973, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Current age 37 years 241 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 142 245 28 11490 270 52.94 27133 42.34 29 58 1444 18 196 0
ODIs 339 313 40 10765 153 39.43 15124 71.17 12 82 941 42 196 14
First-class 274 453 63 21873 270 56.08 60 112 337 1
List A 444 411 55 15147 153 42.54 21 111 233 17
Twenty20 49 42 4 1046 75* 27.52 859 121.76 0 5 114 20 9 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 142 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 274 617 273 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 49 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career statistics
Test debut England v India at Lord's, Jun 20-24, 1996 scorecard
Last Test Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), Aug 3-7, 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 Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), Aug 3-7, 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 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers at Mumbai, Apr 24, 2010 scorecard
Profile

Rahul Dravid is probably one of the last classical Test match batsmen. His progress into the national side may have been steady and methodical rather than meteoric, but once there, Dravid established himself at the vanguard of a new, defiant generation that were no longer easybeats away from home. Armed with an orthodox technique drilled into him by Keki Tarapore, he became the cement that held the foundations firm while the flair players expressed themselves. Yet, for a man quickly stereotyped as one-paced and one-dimensional, he too could stroke the ball around when the mood struck him.

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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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Aug 6, 2010

The Indian players walk off after a successful first session, Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, P Sara Oval, 4th day, August 6, 2010

The Indian players walk off after a successful first session

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Aug 4, 2010

Angelo Mathews is thrilled to see the back of Rahul Dravid, Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, P Sara Oval, 2nd day, August 4, 2010

Angelo Mathews is thrilled to see the back of Rahul Dravid

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Jul 26, 2010

Suresh Raina and Rahul Dravid look on during the morning session, Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, SSC, 1st day, July 26, 2010

Suresh Raina and Rahul Dravid look on during the morning session

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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 Match, Group B: Mumbai v Lions at Johannesburg
Sep 10, 2010 (17:30 local, 15:30 GMT)
3rd Match, Group A: Central Dist v Chennai at Durban
Sep 11, 2010 (17:30 local, 15:30 GMT)
5th Match, Group B: Bangalore v Guyana at Centurion
Sep 12, 2010 (17:30 local, 15:30 GMT)
7th Match, Group B: Mumbai v South Aust at Durban
Sep 14, 2010 (17:30 local, 15:30 GMT)
9th Match, Group A: Chennai v Wayamba at Centurion
Sep 15, 2010 (17:30 local, 15:30 GMT)
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