Rahul Dravid ( pronunciation ; Marathi: राहुल द्रविड़; born 11 January 1973) is a former Indian cricketer and a former captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.[1][2][3] He is the current Overseas Batting Consultant for the Indian team, and also the head coach for the Under-19 and 'A' teams.[4]
Rahul Dravid
राहुल द्रविड़

Rahul Dravid at GQ Men of the Year 2012 Awards
Personal information
Full name
Rahul Sharad Dravid
Born
11 January 1973 (age 45)
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Nickname
The Wall
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right arm off spin
Role
Batsman, occasional wicketkeeper, Coach
Website
www.rahuldravid.com
International information
National side
India (1996–2012)
Test debut (cap 207)
20 June 1996 v England
Last Test
24 January 2012 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 95)
3 April 1996 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI
16 September 2011 v England
ODI shirt no.
19 (prev. 5)
Only T20I (cap 38)
31 August 2011 v England
T20I shirt no.
19
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1990–2012
Karnataka
2000
Kent
2003
Scottish Saltires
2008–2010
Royal Challengers Bangalore(squad no. 19)
2011–2013
Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 19)
2014
Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
164
344
298
449
Runs scored
13,288
10,889
23,794
15,271
Batting average
52.31
39.16
55.33
42.30
100s/50s
36/63
12/83
68/117
21/112
Top score
270
153
270
153
Balls bowled
120
186
617
477
Wickets
1
4
5
4
Bowling average
39.00
42.50
54.60
105.25
5 wickets in innings
0
0
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
0
0
Best bowling
1/18
2/43
2/16
2/43
Catches/stumpings
210/0
196/14
353/1
233/17
Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2012
Born in a Marathi family and brought up in Bangalore, he started playing cricket at the age of 12 and later represented Karnataka at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels. Hailed as The Wall, Dravid was named one of the best five cricketers of the year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2000 and received the Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year awards at the inaugural ICC awards ceremony in 2004.[5][6] In December 2011, he became the first non-Australian cricketer to deliver the Bradman Oration in Canberra.