Friday, 9 March 2012
Rahul Dravid
India
Full name Rahul Sharad Dravid
Born January 11, 1973, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Current age 39 years 59 days
Major teams India, Scotland, Asia XI, ICC World XI, Karnataka, Kent, Marylebone Cricket Club, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Nickname The Wall
Playing role Top-order batsman
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 | 164 | 286 | 32 | 13288 | 270 | 52.31 | 31258 | 42.51 | 36 | 63 | 1654 | 21 | 210 | 0 |
| ODIs | 344 | 318 | 40 | 10889 | 153 | 39.16 | 15284 | 71.24 | 12 | 83 | 950 | 42 | 196 | 14 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31.00 | 21 | 147.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 298 | 497 | 67 | 23794 | 270 | 55.33 | 68 | 117 | 353 | 1 | ||||
| List A | 449 | 416 | 55 | 15271 | 153 | 42.30 | 21 | 112 | 233 | 17 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 69 | 62 | 6 | 1605 | 75* | 28.66 | 1369 | 117.23 | 0 | 7 | 178 | 25 | 14 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 164 | 5 | 120 | 39 | 1 | 1/18 | 1/18 | 39.00 | 1.95 | 120.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 344 | 8 | 186 | 170 | 4 | 2/43 | 2/43 | 42.50 | 5.48 | 46.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 298 | 617 | 273 | 5 | 2/16 | 54.60 | 2.65 | 123.4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 449 | 477 | 421 | 4 | 2/43 | 2/43 | 105.25 | 5.29 | 119.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | England v India at Lord's, Jun 20-24, 1996 |
| Last Test | Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24-28, 2012 |
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| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Singapore, Apr 3, 1996 |
| Last ODI | England v India at Cardiff, Sep 16, 2011 |
| ODI statistics | |
| Only T20I | England v India at Manchester, Aug 31, 2011 |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1990/91 |
| Last First-class | Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24-28, 2012 |
| List A debut | 1992/93 |
| Last List A | England v India at Cardiff, Sep 16, 2011 |
| Twenty20 debut | Karnataka v Gujarat at Mumbai (BS), Apr 17, 2007 |
| Last Twenty20 | England v India at Manchester, Aug 31, 2011 |
Rahul Dravid was 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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