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| Dr. Rahul Dravid |
Rahul Sharad Dravid is a former Indian Captain who hailed as
THE WALL, Dravid has been described as one of the greatest batsmen in the
history of Cricket.
Biography:
Rahul Sharad Dravid , (born 11 January 1973) is one of the
most experienced cricketers in the Indian national team, of which he has been a
regular member since 1996. He was appointed as the captain of the Indian
cricket team in October 2005 and resigned from the post in September 2007.
Dravid was honored as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2000.
Dravid was also awarded the ICC Player of the Year and the Test Player of the
Year at the inaugural awards ceremony held in 2004. On 27th December 2010, he
took his 200th Test catch to get rid of Dale Steyn.
Known as "THE WALL" due to his ability to bat for
long durations, and "JAMMY" due to his endorsement of Kissan, a jam
company, and also because his father worked for Kissan, Dravid holds multiple
world cricketing records. He is the second Indian batsman, after Sachin
Tendulkar, and the third international player to have scored more than 12,000
runs in Test cricket. On 14 February 2007, he became the sixth player in
history and the third Indian (after Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly), to
score 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. He is the first and the only batsman to score
a century in all ten Test playing nations.
With more than 199 catches, Dravid currently holds the world
record for the highest number of catches in Test cricket. Dravid has also been
involved in more than 80 century partnerships with 18 different partners and
has been involved in 19 century partnerships with Sachin Tendulkar — a world
record.
Basic Info:
Born January 11,
1973
Location Bangalore,
India
Awards 1998: Arjuna
award
1999: CEAT International Cricketer of the World Cup
2000: Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2000
2004: Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy Winner (Awarded for ICC
Player of the Year)
2004: Padma Shri
2004: ICC Test Player of The Year, ICC Cricketer of The Year
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2004: MTV Youth Icon of the Year for 2004
2006: Captain of the ICC's Test Team
2010: Pride of Karnataka
2011: NDTV Indian of the Year's Lifetime Achievement Award
with Dev Anand
2012: Don Bradman Award with Glen McGrath
2013: Padma Bhushan
2014: Honorary Doctorate (Gulbarga University)
