Rahul Dravid
India
Player profile
Full name Rahul Sharad Dravid
Born January 11, 1973, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Current age 34 years 11 days
Major teams India, Scotland, ACC Asian 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. Josephs High School
Statsguru Test player, ODI player
Batting and fielding averages
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct st
Tests 107 182 22 9174 270 57.33 21754 42.17 23 46 1138 13 147 0
ODIs 303 282 36 9816 153 39.90 13894 70.64 12 74 859 33 181 14
First-class 221 361 50 17753 270 57.08 48 91 262 1
List A 404 376 51 13902 153 42.77 20 101 215 17
Bowling averages
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 107 120 39 1 1/18 1/18 39.00 1.95 120.00 0 0 0
ODIs 303 186 170 4 2/43 2/43 42.50 5.48 46.50 0 0 0
First-class 221 617 273 5 2/16 54.60 2.65 123.40 0 0
List A 404 477 421 4 2/43 2/43 105.25 5.29 119.25 0 0 0
Career statistics
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Test debut England v India at Lord's - Jun 20-24, 1996 scorecard
Last Test South Africa v India at Cape Town - Jan 2-6, 2007 scorecard
ODI debut India v Sri Lanka at Singapore - Apr 3, 1996 scorecard
Last ODI India v West Indies at Nagpur - Jan 21, 2007 scorecard
First-class span 1990/91 - 2006/07
List A span 1992/93 - 2006/07
Notes
Dravid Microsite
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2000
ICC Test Player of the Year 2004
ICC Player of the Year 2004
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.
When Dravid began playing Test cricket, he was quickly stereotyped as a technically correct player capable of stonewalling against the best attacks - his early nickname was 'The Wall' - but of little else. As the years went by, though, Dravid, a sincere batsman who brought humility and a deep intelligence to his study of the game, grew in stature, finally reaching full blossom under Sourav Ganguly's captaincy. As a New India emerged, so did a new Dravid: first, he put on the wicketkeeping gloves in one-dayers, and transformed himself into an astute finisher in the middle-order; then, he strung together a series of awe-inspiring performances in Test matches, as India crept closer and closer to their quest of an overseas series win.
Dravid's golden phase began, arguably, in Kolkata 2001, with a supporting act, when he made 180 to supplement VVS Laxman's classic effort of 281 against Australia. But from then on, Dravid became India's most valuable player, saving them Tests at Port Elizabeth, Georgetown and Trent Bridge, winning them Tests at Headlingley, Adelaide, Kandy and Rawalpindi. At one point during this run, he carved up four centuries in successive innings, and hit four double-centuries in the space of 15 Tests, including in historic away-wins at Adelaide, Rawalpindi and Jamaica. As India finished off the 2004 Pakistan tour on a winning note, on the back of Dravid's epic 270, his average crept past Sachin Tendulkar's - and it seemed no aberration.
Dravid's amazing run was no triumph of substance over style, though, for he has plenty of both. A classical strokeplayer who plays every shot in the book, he often outscores team-mates like Tendulkar and Laxman in the course of partnerships with them, and while his pulling and cover-driving is especially breathtaking, he has every other shot in the book as well. He is both an artist and a craftsman, repeatedly constructing innings that stand out not merely for the beauty of their execution, but for the context in which they come. By the time he entered his 30s, Dravid was already in the pantheon of great Indian batsmen, alongside Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar. In October 2005, he was appointed captain the one-day side, began with a thumping 6-1 hammering of Sri Lanka in a home series, and was soon given responsibility of the Test side as well, taking over from the controversy-shrouded Sourav Ganguly. After two disappointing defeats to Pakistan and England, Dravid masterminded a historic series win in the West Indies, the first since 1970-71. What else could he achieve? Anything.
Amit Varma (July 2006)
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No he shouldn't have declined selection since that would be disrespecting the national selectors.......I know that Dravid,being a true gentleman, wouldn't have thought about that even for a split second . I think he has done the right thing by choosing to retire after the series as it is very clear that regardless of Dravid scoring runs or not scoring, he won't be selected for the next series ! The last time they did that, it was pretty disappointing.......Dravid deserves to have a farewell series for scoring 10000+ runs in ODIs rather than just fading away like a Bevan or Sanath Jayasuriya .
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