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Rahul Dravid - Wikipedia

Rahul Dravid
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Rahul Dravid ( 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 and brought up in
Bangalore, he started playing cricket at the age of 12 and
later represented Karnataka 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 by Wisden
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 Tendulkar, Ricky
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]
Dravid holds a unique record of never getting out for a
Golden duck in the 286 Test innings which he has played.
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 Shri and the Padma Bhushan
award, India's fourth and third highest civilian awards
respectively.[13][14]
In 2014, Rahul Dravid joined the GoSports Foundation,
Bangalore as a member of their board of advisors. In
collaboration with GoSports Foundation he is mentoring
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Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid at GQ Men of the Year 2012 Awards

Personal information
Full name

Rahul Sharad Dravid

Born

11 January 1973
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Nickname

The Wall, Jammy, Mr. Dependable

Height

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Batting style

Right-handed

Bowling style

Right arm off spin

Role

Batsman, occasional wicketkeeper, Coach

Website

www.rahuldravid.com (http://www.rahuld
ravid.com)
International information

National side
Test debut

India
20 June 1996 v England

(cap 207)

Last Test

24 January 2012 v Australia

ODI debut

3 April 1996 v Sri Lanka

(cap 95)

Last ODI

16 September 2011 v England

ODI shirt no.

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