Loading ...Rahul Dravid
India
Full name Rahul Sharad Dravid
Born January 11, 1973, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Current age 35 years 85 days
Major teams India, Scotland, Asia XI, ICC World XI, Karnataka, Kent
Nickname The Wall
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper
Education St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 120 | 206 | 25 | 10031 | 270 | 55.41 | 23873 | 42.01 | 25 | 51 | 1260 | 14 | 169 | 0 |
| ODIs | 333 | 308 | 40 | 10585 | 153 | 39.49 | 14862 | 71.22 | 12 | 81 | 930 | 40 | 193 | 14 |
| First-class | 239 | 393 | 57 | 19192 | 270 | 57.11 | 52 | 98 | 287 | 1 | ||||
| List A | 436 | 404 | 55 | 14861 | 153 | 42.58 | 21 | 109 | 227 | 17 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 54 | 27.50 | 43 | 127.90 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 120 | 5 | 120 | 39 | 1 | 1/18 | 1/18 | 39.00 | 1.95 | 120.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 333 | 8 | 186 | 170 | 4 | 2/43 | 2/43 | 42.50 | 5.48 | 46.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 239 | 617 | 273 | 5 | 2/16 | 54.60 | 2.65 | 123.4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 436 | 477 | 421 | 4 | 2/43 | 2/43 | 105.25 | 5.29 | 119.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | England v India at Lord’s, Jun 20-24, 1996 |
| Last Test | India v South Africa at Chennai, Mar 26-30, 2008 |
| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Singapore, Apr 3, 1996 |
| Last ODI | India v Australia at Nagpur, Oct 14, 2007 |
| First-class debut | 1990/91 |
| Last First-class | India v South Africa at Chennai, Mar 26-30, 2008 |
| List A debut | 1992/93 |
| Last List A | Central Zone v South Zone at Hyderabad (Decc), Mar 20, 2008 |
| Twenty20 debut | Karnataka v Gujarat at Mumbai (BS), Apr 17, 2007 |
| Last Twenty20 | Karnataka v Orissa at Mumbai, Apr 18, 2007 |
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2000
ICC Test Player of the Year 2004
ICC Player of the Year 2004
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.
