Rahul Dravid Fans Association

Rahul DRAVID - The WALL

>> Dravid is known for his technique, and had been one of the best batsmen for the Indian cricket team. In a period of his career, he began consistently scoring runs in ODIs as well, earning him the award of ICC Player of the year award. 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. He also holds the record for the greatest number of innings played since debut before being dismissed for a duck. His highest scores in ODIs and Tests are 153 and 270 respectively. Each of his five double centuries in Tests was a higher score than his previous double century (200*, 217, 222, 233, 270). Dravid bats right handed and has played the role of wicketkeeper as well. He also bowls right arm off break but has emerged as the most dependable batsman in world cricket. Dravid announced his retirement from Test and domestic cricket on 9 March 2012, after the 2011–12 tour of Australia, but he said he would captain the Rajasthan Royals in the 2012 Indian Premier League. He was the second-highest run scorer and had taken the highest number of catches in Test cricket at the time of his retirement.