Rahul Dravid Records: Today Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid is celebrating his 51st birthday. Rahul Dravid has been one of the best batsmen of his time. He made many big records in his career. Rahul Dravid, popularly known as ‘The Wall’, has said goodbye to international cricket about 12 years ago, but there are many records of this player which have not been broken till now. However, today we will take a look at those records of Rahul Dravid which have not been broken even after almost a decade of retirement.
Many big records are registered in the name of Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid is the only batsman in cricket history who has scored centuries in all 10 Test cricket playing countries. The former Indian captain has achieved the feat of scoring centuries in England, West Indies, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Indian soil. Apart from this, Rahul Dravid scored more than 10 thousand runs while batting at number-3 in Test cricket. On this number, apart from 28 centuries, Rahul Dravid crossed the fifty-run mark 50 times.
It was not just that Rahul Dravid was ‘The Wall’…
Also, the record of facing the most number of balls in Test cricket is held in the name of Rahul Dravid. Rahul Dravid has played 31,258 balls in his Test career. At the same time, Sachin Tendulkar, who played 200 Tests for India, is at second position with 29,437 balls. After this, South African legend Jacques Kallis is at third place with 28,903 balls. Also, Rahul Dravid is the only non-Australian player to receive Australia’s prestigious Bradman Oration honour.
When Rahul Dravid scored his first run on the 41st ball…
Well, there are many stories related to Rahul Dravid. But there is an incident from the year 2007-8… at that time Team India was on the tour of Australia. In the Melbourne Test, Rahul Dravid scored the first run on the 41st ball. After this the fans clapped as if he had completed a century. Rahul Dravid also did not disappoint the fans. He thanked the fans by raising the bat. Apart from this, there is another big record in the name of Rahul Dravid. Actually, Rahul Dravid has played 173 innings without getting out on zero. At the same time, Sachin Tendulkar is in this list with 136 innings.
Rahul Dravid becomes the first captain to win a test on South African soil
Team India won the Test for the first time on South African soil in 2006. The captain of that Indian team was Rahul Dravid. After this, under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid, Team India won the Test series on the soil of England after 21 years in the year 2007. Earlier, the Indian team had won the Test series in England in 1986 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev.
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