Rahul Dravid Age, Wiki and Bio

Rahul Dravid

Quick Info

ProfessionCricketer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth11/01/1973
Age51 years
BirthplaceIndore, Madhya Pradesh, India
HometownBengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bio/Wiki

Full nameRahul Sharad Dravid
Names Earned
  • Jammy
  • The Wall
  • Mr. Dependable

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 11" (180 cm)
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorNatural Black

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolSt. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
College/University
  • St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  • St Joseph’s College of Business Administration, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
DegreeDegree in Commerce

Personal Life

Zodiac signCapricorn
SignatureN/A
AddressIndira Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Hobbies
  • Reading books
  • listening to music
  • spending time with his friends and family

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsVijeta Pendharkar
Marriage Date4 May 2003

Family

FatherSharad Dravid (worked in a Kissan Factory)
MotherPushpa Dravid (Professor of architecture at University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore)
SiblingsVijay Dravid
SpouseVijeta Pendharkar
Children
Sons
  • Samit Dravid
  • Anvay Dravid

Career

International Debut
Test20 June 1996 against England at Lord's
ODI3 April 1996 against Sri Lanka at Singapore
Jersey Number
  • #5
  • #19
Domestic/State Team
  • Karnataka
  • Kent
  • Canterbury
  • Marylebone Cricket Club
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore
  • Rajasthan Royals
Coach/Mentor
  • Keki Tarapore
  • Gundappa Viswanath
Batting StyleRight-handed bat
Bowling StyleRight-arm off-break
Favourite ShotSquare Cut
Records
  • Most time spent at a crease in international cricket (735 hours and 52 minutes)
  • Most balls faced in Test cricket (31258 balls)
  • Most nineties in Test cricket (10)
  • Most catches by a non-wicketkeeper in Test cricket (210 catches)
  • Most consecutive innings without a duck in international cricket (173)
  • Most consecutive ODI innings without a duck (120)
  • First Indian captain to win a Test match on South African soil in 2006
  • Only Indian batter to score four consecutive hundreds in Test cricket
  • Most number of hundred runs partnerships in Test cricket (88)
  • The second most runs by a batter away from home in Test cricket after Sachin Tendulkar (8705)
  • Longest time spent at a crease by a Test cricketer (736 hours)
  • The first batter to score 10000 runs in Test cricket while batting at number three
  • The highest number of partnership runs (32039 runs)
  • Only Indian cricketer to score hundred in four back-to-back innings
  • Most runs in Tests which India won
  • Highest batting average by an Indian in a series across all formats (432.00)
  • The first man to score centuries in all Test-playing nations
  • Most match-winning partnerships in Test cricket
  • Oldest player for India to debut in T20Is (38 years and 232 days old)
  • Only Indian to score two back-to-back centuries at the World Cup
  • Most number of hundred-run partnerships in international cricket
  • First Indian to score five double centuries in Tests
  • Fastest fifty by an Indian wicketkeeper against New Zealand in 2003
  • The only batter to have 10 or more century stands with four other batters in international cricket
  • Most dot balls faced by a batter in Test cricket
  • Only Indian captain to win a test match in all six countries
  • One of the two batters in Test cricket to score 7500 plus runs in away matches along with Sachin Tendulkar
  • One of the two batters who have scored 21 or more hundreds in away Test matches
  • The only fielder in Test cricket to take 50 plus catches of two bowlers
  • Second most appearances in a partnership with a single batter (143 matches) after Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge
  • Most half-century stands between two batters in Test cricket
  • Most fifty-plus runs partnerships in Test cricket
  • First cricketer to play his 100th Test while batting at number three on home ground
  • The most partnership runs for the third wicket in test cricket
  • The only batter to forge two partnerships of 300-plus runs in ODI cricket
  • Only pair in Test cricket to have put on 300 plus runs along with Sachin Tendulkar for the same wicket and against the same opposition on two occasions – once at home and another on away soil
  • Most occasions of bowled dismissals in Test cricket (54)
  • Second batter to score most fours in Test cricket (1654)
  • Second fastest to 9000 runs in Test cricket
Awards
  • Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 1998
  • CEAT International Cricketer of the World Cup in 1999
  • Wisden Cricketer of the year in 2000
  • Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2004
  • ICC Award for the Test player of the year in 2004
  • ICC Cricketer of The Year in 2004
  • MTV Youth of the Year in 2004
  • Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy in 2004
  • Sexiest Sportsperson in the year 2004
  • Captain of the ICC’s Test team in 2006
  • NDTV Indian of the Year’s Lifetime Achievement Award with Dev Anand in 2011
  • Don Bradman Award with Glenn Mcgrath in 2012
  • Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2013
  • Wisden India’s Highest-Impact Test Batter in 2015
  • Inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame in 2018

Favourites

Cricketer
  • Gundappa Viswanath
  • Michael Holding
  • Brian Lara
  • Sachin Tendulkar
  • Sunil Gavaskar
Cricket Ground
  • Eden Gardens (Kolkata)
  • Lord’s Cricket Ground
Food
  • Chicken Tikka Masala
  • Dal and Rice
  • Mango Milkshake
Actor
  • Tom Cruise
  • Aamir Khan
Actress
  • Demi Moore
  • Michelle Pfeiffer
Film
  • Braveheart
  • Ghost
Singer
  • Bob Dylan
  • Bruce Springsteen
ColourBlue
SportspersonRoger Federer
Book(s)
  • ‘Tough times never last, tough people do’ by Robert Schuller
  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Sports
  • Hockey
  • Football
  • Badminton

Style Quotient

Cars Collection
  • Mercedes-Benz GLE 350
  • Porsche 911 Carrera S

Some Lesser Known Facts

Rahul Dravid does not smoke.
Rahul Dravid does not drink alcohol.
He began playing Cricket at 12 and scored a century for his school team.
He is from a Marathi family and his mother tongue is Marathi, although he lives in Karnataka.
His nickname "Jammy" comes from his father's work in a jam factory.
He was called "The Wall" after an advertisement by Reebok.
In his youth, he was selected for Karnataka's junior state hockey team.
Dravid had a habit of tapping bats and practicing in front of a mirror during his playing days.
His jersey number 19 signifies his wife's birthday for easy remembrance.
A school level tournament in Bangalore is named the "Jammy Cup" in his honor.
He is known for his exceptional batting techniques and considered a perfect batsman.
Winning the Cottonian Shield inter-school cricket tournament was the best moment of his school life according to Dravid.

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