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Rahul Sharad Dravid

Full name Rahul Sharad Dravid
Born January 11, 1973, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Current age 40 years 273 days
Major teams India, Scotland, Asia XI, Canterbury,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 SchoolBatting and fielding averages
MatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100504s6sCtSt
Tests164286321328827052.313125842.5136631654212100
ODIs344318401088915339.161528471.2412839504219614
T20Is110313131.0021147.61000300
First-class298497672379427055.33681173531
List A449416551527115342.302111223317
Twenty201091017258675*27.512271113.8701331134230
Bowling averages
MatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10
Tests16451203911/181/1839.001.95120.0000
ODIs344818617042/432/4342.505.4846.5000
T20Is1------------
First-class29861727352/1654.602.65123.400
List A44947742142/432/43105.255.29119.2000
Twenty20109------------
Career statistics
Test debutEngland v India at Lord's, Jun 20-24, 1996 scorecard
Last TestAustralia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24-28, 2012 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debutIndia v Sri Lanka at Singapore, Apr 3, 1996 scorecard
Last ODIEngland v India at Cardiff, Sep 16, 2011 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20IEngland v India at Manchester, Aug 31, 2011 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut1990/91
Last First-classAustralia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24-28, 2012 scorecard
List A debut1992/93
Last List AEngland v India at Cardiff, Sep 16, 2011 scorecard
Twenty20 debutKarnataka v Gujarat at Mumbai (BS), Apr 17, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals at Delhi, Oct 6, 2013 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & BowlTeamOppositionGroundMatch DateScorecard
1Royalsv Mum IndiansDelhi6 Oct 2013T20
5Royalsv Super KingsJaipur4 Oct 2013T20
10Royalsv OtagoJaipur1 Oct 2013T20
0Royalsv ScorchersJaipur29 Sep 2013T20
31Royalsv LionsJaipur25 Sep 2013T20
1Royalsv Mum IndiansJaipur21 Sep 2013T20
43Royalsv Mum IndiansKolkata24 May 2013T20
12Royalsv SunrisersDelhi22 May 2013T20
25Royalsv SunrisersHyderabad (Deccan)17 May 2013T20
4Royalsv Mum IndiansMumbai15 May 2013T20
Profile
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.
Never a natural athlete, he compensated with sheer hard work and powers of concentration that were almost yogic. At Adelaide in 2003, when India won a Test in Australia for the first time in a generation, he batted 835 minutes over two innings. A few months later, he was at the crease more than 12 hours for the 270 that clinched India's first series win in Pakistan. Initially seen as a liability in the one-day arena, he retooled his game over the years to become an adept middle-order finisher. The heaves and swipes didn't come naturally, but by the time the selectors eased him aside in early 2008, he had more than 10,000 runs to his name in the 50-over game. There had also been a lengthy phase where he donned the wicketkeeping gloves, helping the team to find a balance that was crucial in the run to the World Cup final in 2003.
However, it's his Test exploits that he will be most remembered for. After impressing in a Lord's debut where he was eclipsed by Sourav Ganguly, Dravid's breakthrough innings arrived at the Wanderers a few months later, against a South African attack accustomed to bullying visitors. A brief slump followed, but he emerged from that with perhaps one of the most famous supporting acts of all, to VVS Laxman in an Eden Gardens Test that rejuvenated Indian cricket. The half decade that followed was a golden one with the bat, as tours of England and Australia realised more than 600 runs.
A two-year stint as captain, following Ganguly's axing, was less successful, though he did lead the side to series victories in England and the West Indies for the first time in a generation. Just when it seemed his best was behind him, Dravid showed his class once again on the tour to England in 2011. In a series in which India were completely outplayed and none of their other batsmen scored more than 275 runs in the Tests, Dravid amassed 461, including three hundreds, two of them when opening the innings against a high-quality pace attack. However, that was followed by a poor series in Australia, which turned out to be his last, as he announced his retirement soon after returning to India.
Dravid's immense levels of concentration also came in handy when he was standing in the slips. Most of his catches were taken in that cordon as he overtook Mark Waugh to become the most successful slip catcher in history. 

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