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Name: Rahul Dravid
DOB: 11th January, 1973
Category: Sports
Country: India
Rightly known as the wall of Indian cricket, is a classic cricketer.
Born on 11 January 1973, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
He started playing cricket at an early age of 12. He played for the
state in under-15, under-17 & under-19 cricket tournaments.
He made his Ranji debut against Maharashtra on 1991.
Started his international cricketing vs Sri Lanka at Singapore, Singer Cup, 1995/96.
His test debut was against England at Lord's on Jun 20-24, 1996.
He was named "The Wall". He grew steadily in to a technically sound batsman.
He is now one of the best and most valuable cricketer in India.
A great team player. Playing even the odd role of wicket keeping.
On his credit he has as an impressive statistics of 7800+ test runs, 8400+ one day runs, 150+ catches.
This suave and dignified player was at last rewarded on Oct 2005 as
the captain of Indian cricket team.
Family: Father - Sharad Dravid, Mother - Pushpa Dravid, Wife - Vijeta Pendharkar,
Brother - Vijay Dravid.
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