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Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid was part of India's 'Big Four' alongwith Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman. Contemporaries and commentators have constantly rated him as the best Test batsman of his generation and one of the greatest of all time. Dravid was one of the most important elements of an Indian batting line up that did away with the tag of being easy beats away from home. His ability to anchor the innings for ridiculously long periods earned him the nickname 'The Wall.' He has more than 10,000 ODI runs to his name but it is Test matches that Dravid was the most effective. Never a wild slogger, Dravid was more of a tactical destroyer than a physical one. He would wear out even the fiercest of pace attacks with his dogged defence while giving freedom to the man at the other end and end up being cited as the main reason for their failure to beat India by the opposition captain. His highest Test total of 270 was accumulated over 12 hours at Rawalpindi and gave India their first series win at Pakistan. He had a dream Test debut but it was one that was overshadowed by the other debutant, Sourav Ganguly. Dravid did experience a slight slump but came out of it in his own calm way by playing one of the most famous supporting acts of all time with Laxman as India recorded a famous victory at Eden Gardens against Australia in 2001. Dravid became the captain and led India to series victories at England and West Indies. But this was followed by the disastrous 2007 World Cup after which he gave up the post and almost lost his place in the team. In his penultiamate Test series, he was the only bright spot for an otherwise down and out Indian team in England. he hung up his boots in the following series at Australia, thus bringing the curtains down on what might be the last classic Test career.
RAHUL DRAVID NEWS
Rahul Dravid’s son Anvay included in Under-19 Challenger Trophy squad
November 04, 2025 12:09 pm
With an eye on the next Under-19 World Cup set to take place in Zimbabwe and Namibia next year, the BCCI Challenger Trophy acts as a precursor to pick the squads for the tournament.
Rahul Dravid on teenage prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi: 'You can't coach that mindset, you have to own it'
October 30, 2025 6:38 pm
Dravid said the mindset with which Vaibhav operates should not be coached, but one has to own the special talent he is.
Rahul Dravid credits Rohit Sharma for evolution of India T20 team: 'Others are thinking, "shucks, we've got to match this"'
October 30, 2025 1:19 pm
Dravid, while talking about India's aggression in T20I format, said: "You're seeing that everyone's looking at India and saying, 'Shucks man, we we've got to match this'"
‘We’ve had some real disagreements with regards to what he wants. But that’s….’ Chief selector Ajit Agarkar recalls his time with former head coach Rahul Dravid
October 18, 2025 6:00 pm
Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid was the chief coach of the Indian cricket team from 2021 to 2024 with Ajit Agarkar becoming the chief selector in 2023.
Rohit Sharma overlooks Gautam Gambhir, credits work with Rahul Dravid for India's Champions Trophy success
October 08, 2025 11:45 am
While Dravid's tenure ended with the T20 World Cup win in June 2024 in the Caribbean, Rohit Sharma appreciated his efforts while notably omitting current head coach Gautam Gambhir as he reflected on the Champions Trophy triumph.
RP Singh recalls how former Indian Head coach predicted four years ago Shubman Gill would lead Indian side: 'There were the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma...'
October 07, 2025 7:01 pm
Gill has also been named the captain for the upcoming ODI series against Australia
The Tendulkar-Dravid throwback you probably didn't know: When Sachin clean bowled Rahul in Bengaluru
September 23, 2025 3:27 pm
Arjun Tendulkar dismissed Samit Dravid in an interesting three-ball sequence in Bengaluru. But did you know their legendary dads - Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid - shared a similar episode in the same city 22 years ago?
Four, dot, wicket! Arjun Tendulkar faces Samit Dravid, dismisses him in three deliveries in Goa vs Karnataka match
September 23, 2025 3:34 pm
After fending off 23 deliveries for the KSCA Secretary's XI against Goa on Monday, the young Dravid was marked to face Arjun Tendulkar, marking an interesting three-ball interaction on the field in Bengaluru.
'Rahul bhai, dedo inko bindaas': Ajinkya Rahane recalls Dravid's rare heated exchange with Australia pacer in IPL 2013
September 09, 2025 1:31 pm
Ajinkya Rahane recalled how he calmed down a fiery Rahul Dravid with a joke while the former India captain was involved in a heated exchange with former Australia and Mumbai Indians pacer Mitchell Johnson.
'Rahul Dravid was maybe kicked out in Premier League fashion': AB de Villiers says Rajasthan Royals situation 'not ideal'
September 01, 2025 9:51 am
de Villiers made a sensational claim that Dravid, who led India to the T20 World Cup triumph last year, may have been booted out in Premier League football style by Rajasthan Royals, with coaches and managers bearing the pressure of producing rapid results.
RAHUL DRAVID PHOTOS
The Wall turns 47: Rahul Dravid's career in photos
January 11, 2020 10:45 am
Rahul Dravid's son enjoys practice with Steve Smith
May 20, 2015 12:35 am
Samit and Anvay made the most of their free time and how.
Girls about town - Kriti Sanon, Surveen Chawla
November 05, 2014 11:45 am
'Heropanti' actress Kriti Sanon was seen at a promotional event for a famous shaving cream and razor brand in Mumbai on November 4.
IPL 7 auctions: Ranbir Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Juhi Chawla
April 07, 2014 12:48 pm
Bollywood's latest heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor was also seen at the IPL 7 auctions along with team owners Preity Zinta, Juhi Chawla, Vijay Mallya.
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