His 117 though, again came in a losing cause, as a collapse of 6 wickets for 21 runs in the first innings led to a massive defeat by 319 runs. info) (born 11 January 1973) is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian Test and One Day International teams. [77] He was the second highest run scorer for India in the four-match bilateral ODI series in the West Indies in 1996/97 with 121 runs at an average of 40.33 and a strike rate of 57.61. [45][56] The hundred came in a losing cause. [41][119], Dravid captained the Indian team for the first time in the fifth match of the bilateral ODI series against Zimbabwe in the absence of Ganguly who was serving suspension. [159] India trailing 1–2, needed 325 runs to win the Fourth ODI and level the series. India had a dream run in the 2016 edition that was played in Be it the number of balls faced or time spent at the crease, the number of catches held or other partnership records, Dravid has several different records to his name. [227] Dravid is fluent in Marathi, Hindi, Kannada and English. Dravid scored 80 in the first of the 5-match ODI series at his home ground as India won the match by 60 runs. As Manjrekar failed the fitness test, ten minutes before the toss, Sandeep Patil, the then Indian coach, went up to Dravid to inform him that he was indeed going to make his debut that day. [94], Dravid kick-started his post World Cup Test season with a decent outing against New Zealand in the 3-match home series. On the eve of The Wall of Indian Cricket and the ICC hall of famer’s 46th birthday this answer is to celebrate his achievements. He scored 270 runs – his career best performance – before getting out to reverse sweep trying to force the pace. He has more than 10,000 ODI runs to his name but it is Test matches that Dravid was the most effective. There are several Rahul Dravid records that are not necessarily known across the world. 3 slot again in the second innings of the Second Test, a move that paid rich dividends in the ensuing Test. [154] Indians declared the innings on 628/8 and then bowled England out twice to register their first test victory in England since 1986. 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[18] Dravid has also been honoured with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan award, India's fourth and third highest civilian awards respectively. Rahul Dravid was upset after Ganguly's run-out: VVS Laxman recalls iconic partnership of 2003 Adelaide Test While Dravid scored a double century, Laxman gathered 148 … Known for his sound batting technique,[3] Dravid is the fourth-highest run scorer in Test Cricket. Dravid was involved in two of the largest partnerships in ODIs: a 318-run partnership with Sourav Ganguly, the first pair to combine for a 300-run partnership, and then a 331-run partnership with Sachin Tendulkar, which is a world record. I knew I had some more breathing space ... a few more Test matches at least ... gave me a lot of confidence scoring 95 here and 80 at Trent Bridge ... as a player and as a person. VVS Laxman: 2,434 runs in 29 Tests. [86] This was his first wicket in international cricket. 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