509 Internationals… 24,208 Runs… – ‘Team India Duck’ Rahul Dravid Birthday Share

If India wants to win, it can only be done by breaking the great wall of Rahul Dravid, so in the past, international cricket teams had planned and worked to knock down his wicket. He has the ability to impact the game to such an extent. Dravid is the one who shows his game calmly and elegantly on the flower path without any protest or action. Today is his birthday.

He is one of the greatest legends in international cricket with his bat. Bowlers have mastered the art of stopping the fast-flowing ball very coolly. A great tackler. He was a versatile player as a team player, wicket keeper and captain. Now he is looking after the responsibility of the head coach of the Indian cricket team.

Under his coaching, the Indian team advanced to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup series held last year. He is building an Indian team that combines both experience and youth. It is expected that the Indian team will win the title of champion in the upcoming 50 over World Cup series under his consistent coaching.

He was dropped from the Indian ODI team due to his low strike rate. However, he made a comeback in the ODI team after consistently performing well in Test cricket. Very technical batsman.

His achievement drops..

• He has played a total of 509 international matches for the Indian team. With that he has scored 24,208 runs. He has played 164 Tests and 344 ODIs. He has played only one T20 match.
• He has scored 36 centuries and 63 fifties in Test cricket. He has scored 12 centuries and 83 fifties in ODI cricket.
• His batting average in Test cricket is 52.31. 39.17 in ODI cricket.
• Fondly known as Mr.Dependable and The Wall.
• The player who faced the most balls in Test cricket. He has faced a total of 31,258 balls.
• Similarly, he has played 44,152 minutes in Greece. He is the top in this list too.
• He has scored 6,920 runs along with Sachin in Test cricket.
• Sachin is also the highest run-scorer in international Test cricket after the likes of Ricky Ponting and Kallis. He has scored a total of 13,288 runs.
• He has taken a total of 210 catches in Test cricket.
• He won the ICC Cricketer of the Year award in 2004. He also won the Test Player of the Year award in the same year.
• He also won the ICC Hall of Fame Award in 2018.

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Here’s wishing Rahul Dravid – former #TeamIndia captain and present Head Coach of India (Men’s team) – a very Happy Birthday pic.twitter.com/orViXUGWXN

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2023