RAHUL DRAVID: MUCH MORE THAN A WALL

BIOGRAPHY


Full name: Rahul Sharad Dravid


Born: January 11, 1973, Indore, Madhya Pradesh


Current age: 39 years


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




CAREER STATISTICS

RECORDS

Batting Records: 

• Second cricketer to reach 13000 runs in Test Cricket after Sachin Tendulkar.
• When Rahul Dravid scored 54 against West Indies in the ongoing Test Series, he equalled Sachin Tendulkar record of most half centuries by and Indian Batsmen in Test.
• Second highest run scorer in test (13262) behind only to Sachin Tendulkar (15432)
• Highest run scorer in the 4th inning in test (1597).
• Third player to score 12000 runs in test cricket.
• Holds the world record of being involved in most century partnerships (87) in test.
• With Sachin Tendulkar holds the world record of most century partnership (20).
• Second longest streak of consecutive test matches since debut (94).
• Equalled with Allan Bordedr in terms of number of half centuries (63) only behind Sachin Tendulkar (64).
• Has scored century against each test playing nation while batting away from home.
• Scored centuries in both the innings of the test twice. Sunil Gavaskar is the only Indian to achieve this feat thrice.
• With 146* at Oval he overtakes Sunil Gavaskar tally of 34 centuries
• Fourth in the list of number of centuries (36) in tests behind Ponting (39), Kallis (40) and Sachin (51).
• Achieved the feat of scoring 3 centuries in a test series twice in England.
• Became only the third Indian batsmen to remain unbeten throughout a completed inning in test.
• Most deliveries faced in the history of test cricket (31029).
• Highest number of runs by a No. 3 batsmen. 

Bowling Records In Test Cricket: 

Matches: 163

Wickets: 1

Best Bowling in an innings: 1-18

Best Bowling in a match: 1-18

Average: 39.00

Econ: 1.95

Bowling Records In One Day Cricket:

Matches: 339

Wickets: 4

Best Bowling in an innings: 2-43

Best Bowling in a match: 2-43

Average: 42.50

Econ: 5.48