| For all Rahul Dravid fans out there, here are ten key | | | | and represented the state at the under-15, under-17, |
| facts about Dravid and his cricketing career: | | | | and the under-19 level. |
| 1. Rahul Dravid was born on January 11. 1973 and is | | | | 7. Dravid made his debut in the second test against |
| considered one of the most experienced player of | | | | England after Sanjay Manjrekar got injured after the |
| the Indian national cricket team. | | | | first test match, Dravid scored 95 and held on to |
| 2. In October of 2005 he was appointed captain of | | | | then position. |
| the Indian cricket team and resigned in Sept 2007. | | | | 8. Dravid batted at number 3 in the third test in |
| 3. Known to everyone as the Wall he holds multiple | | | | Johannesburg, scoring his maiden century with 148 |
| cricket records, In Feb 2007 he became the 6th | | | | and 81 the top score in each inning, he was awarded |
| player in history to score 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. | | | | his first man of the match award. |
| 4. He is also the first and only batsman to score a | | | | 9. IN 1996 Dravid made his first half century against |
| century against all cricket playing nations. | | | | Pakistan in the Sahara cup scoring 90 in his 10th ODI. |
| 5. He currently holds the world record in the highest | | | | 10. In 2001 Dravid joined VVS Laxman and played |
| number of catches in test cricket. He also holds the | | | | one of the greatest comeback victories in the history |
| world record for being involved with more then 75 | | | | of the game, together they accumulated 376 runs |
| century partnerships with 18 different partners. | | | | for the 5th wicket in the second inning of the match. |
| 6. Dravid started his cricket career at the age of 12 | | | | |