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      • Right-hander Dravid is the fourth-highest men's Test run-scorer of all time, with 13,288 runs and 36 centuries in 164 matches at an average of 52.31. He led India in 25 Tests after Sourav Ganguly was removed as captain in 2005, winning only eight matches, but in 2007 did lead his side to their first series victory in England since 1986.
  1. Most matches as captain (104) Top records are a selection of the records (from among those listed under the Test, ODI, T20I and Combined categories) in which the player is in the top ten. If the...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rahul_DravidRahul Dravid - Wikipedia

    Dravid captained India in the first two of the ensuing three-match test series in the absence of Ganguly, who was injured, and led India to their first-ever Test victory in Pakistan.

  3. In Adelaide in 2003, when India won a Test in Australia for the first time in a generation, he batted 835 minutes over two innings.

    • Male
    • February 11, 1973
    • India
    • Highest Number of Balls Faced and The Longest Time Spent at The Crease
    • First Cricketer to Score Centuries in All 10 Test Playing Nations
    • Most Runs by An Indian Batsman Playing at No. 3
    • Partnership Records
    • Highest Number of Catches by A Non-Wicket Keeper

    Rahul Dravid, arguably the best No.3 Batsman for India in history, has faced the highest number of balls and spent more time at the crease than any of his other peers, in his Test career spanning over 16 years. He has faced 31,258 deliveries during his Test Career, with the next closest batman being Sachin Tendulkarat 29,437 balls. He has spent 44,...

    Rahul Dravidis the first batsman to have scored centuries in all 10 Test cricket playing nations. England, West Indies, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India were the 10 Test playing nations during his career. His first century came against South Africain 1996-97 Series at Wanderers, Johannesburg,...

    Rahul Dravid has scored more than 10,000 runs batting at No.3 position in Tests. He has scored a total of 10524 runs in 219 Test innings at an average of 52.88 at this position, with 28 centuries and 50 fifties. This is the highest by any Indian batsman batting at No. 3 position. It is also the second-highest in the world behind Kumar Sangakkara. A...

    Jammy, as his teammates fondly call him, has many partnership records to his name. Some of the significant ones are listed below: 1) He has the highest number of partnership runs in history - a record 32,039 2) He has been involved in the maximum number of fifty and hundred partnerships - 126 partnerships of 50+ runs and 88 partnerships of 100+ run...

    Rahul Dravid kept wickets during his school days, which helped him become one of the best slip fielders for India. He played 164 Tests and held 210 catches - a record for a non-wicket keeping fielder. Dravid was the best person to have in the slip fielding position when the attack was led by spinners. He has taken more than 50 catches each, off the...

  4. Mar 9, 2012 · Quite fittingly, Dravid was Man of the Match in the last overseas Test win that India achieved during his career - his second-innings 112 and match tally of 152 were largely instrumental in...

  5. Scoring 180 in a fifth-wicket partnership of 376 with VVS Laxman, in the Second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2001, Dravid helped lead India to victory by 171 runs despite being asked to follow-on by the Australians. [6]

  6. Jan 11, 2024 · Dravid took up different roles in India’s ODI team and always put his team first. He played 120 consecutive ODI innings without registering a duck. Most Catches In Test Cricket. Dravid was one of the best slip fielders in the game. He holds the record for the most catches by a player in Tests, with an impressive tally of 210.