Rahul Sharad Dravid (Marathi: , Kannada: ), About this sound pronunciation (helpinfo) (born 11 January 1973) is a cricketer in the Indian national team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. He was appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team in October 2005 and resigned from the post in September 2007.[1] Dravid was honoured as one of the top-five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2000.[2] Dravid was also awarded the ICC Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year at the inaugural awards ceremony held in 2004.[3] Dravid also holds the record of having taken the most number of catches in Test cricket. On August 7, 2011 after getting a surprise call to play in ODI series against England he declared his retirement from One Day Internationals and T20. [4]

Rahul Sharad Dravid (Marathi: , Kannada: ), About this sound pronunciation (helpinfo) (born 11 January 1973) is a cricketer in the Indian national team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. He was appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team in October 2005 and resigned from the post in September 2007.[1] Dravid was honoured as one of the top-five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2000.[2] Dravid was also awarded the ICC Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year at the inaugural awards ceremony held in 2004.[3] Dravid also holds the record of having taken the most number of catches in Test cricket. On August 7, 2011 after getting a surprise call to play in ODI series against England he declared his retirement from One Day Internationals and T20. [4]

Popularly hailed as "The Wall of Indian cricket", Dravid is known for his ability to bat for a long period of time. Dravid holds multiple cricketing records. He is the second Indian batsman, after Sachin Te ...more