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.

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Twenty two years before Arjun Tendulkar and Samit Dravid clashed in Bengaluru, their legendary dads Sachin and Rahul shared a similar episode in the same city. (File)

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?

Sons of legendary India cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, Arjun (L) and Samit (R) faced off in a local tournament in Bengaluru on Monday. (File)

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.

Ajinkya Rahane recalled Rahul Dravid's uncharacteristic moment of aggression against Mitchell Johnson from an IPL 2013 match.

'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.

Was Rahul Dravid kicked out of Rajasthan Royals? (BCCI)

'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 and Rajasthan Royals part ways after denying 'broader position at the franchise' post-structural review

August 30, 2025 2:24 pm

Dravid also had stints earlier with the franchise, both as a captain and coach.

How does height affect batting? Rahul Dravid's intriguing answer: 'Shorter people have the advantage'

August 31, 2025 10:47 am

From 164 Tests, Dravid managed to amass 13,288 runs at an average of 52.31 with 36 tons next to his name and 63 half-centuries, and is the fifth-highest run-getter in the format

Cheteshwar Pujara in action during the U19 World Cup in 2006. (File)

When Cheteshwar Pujara won, India won

August 25, 2025 12:44 pm

Who knows — the recent accolade-earning draw in England could well have been a victory had India had a number 3 of Pujara’s class. Perhaps this was the only chink in the batting armoury on that tour

Cheteshwar Pujara bowed out as much of a match-winner as any contemporary, building 58 Indian wins with 4,408 runs across 13 years, brick-by-brick. (Sportzpics)

Cheteshwar Pujara retires: Nearly 30 percent of Indian team's runs were scored when he was at the crease, faced over 16 percent of deliveries

August 26, 2025 9:48 pm

Cheteshwar Pujara batted for 124.14 minutes per innings on an average, third most time spend at the crease among India's modern batting greats - only Rahul Dravid (154.3) and Sachin Tendulkar (125.5) were ahead.

In a fun banter during their recent interaction, Dravid and Ashwin revisited a 2023 BGT incident. (PTI/YouTube)

'Good to know Mitch Starc knows Tamil': Rahul Dravid and R Ashwin engage in fun banter on 'coaching Australia' during 2023 BGT

August 23, 2025 11:54 am

In a chat with Dravid, Ashwin revealed how he got to know that his message on tackling spin had lingered through the Aussie dressing-room through pacer Mitchell Starc.

'Realised I didn't want to go back and play': Rahul Dravid reveals how dropped catch triggered 1st thoughts of retirement

August 24, 2025 10:44 am

Rahul Dravid retired from Tests with 13,288 runs and from ODIs with 10,889 runs against his name. He last played a Test match for India against Australia in Adelaide in 2012 while his last ODI was against England at Cardiff in September 2011.

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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.

UP LoP Mata Prasad Pandey, was stopped by police as he prepared to leave for Bareilly.

SP delegation led by UP LoP Mata Prasad Pandey stopped from visiting Bareilly

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SP delegation led by Mata Prasad Pandey was stopped by police as it prepared to leave for Bareilly, following party chief Akhilesh Yadav's direction. Pandey said that a large police force was deployed to stop them, violating their constitutional rights. SP MP Ziaur Rahman was also placed under house arrest in Sambhal.

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