Rahul Dravid Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Caste, Wiki & More
| BIRTHDAY | 11 January, 1973 |
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| BIRTH PLACE | Indore , Madhya Pradesh |
| COUNTRY | India |
| AGE (2019) | 46 Years Old |
| BIRTH SIGN | Capricorn |
| HEIGHT | in centimeters- 181 cm in meters- 1.81 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 11” |
| WEIGHT | in Kilograms- 76 kg in Pounds- 167.55 lbs |
Other Name:
Rahul Sharad Dravid, The Great Wall, The Wall, Jammy, Mr. Dependable
Other Professions :
Cricket Coach
Cricket Commentator
Birthday Countdown, Age and Birthday Facts & More
46 years, 2 months, 10 days old age. Rahul Dravid will turn 47 on 11 January, 2020. Only 9 months, 20 days, 55 minutes has left for his next birthday.
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Biography Edit
Rahul Dravid was born on 11-01-1973 in Indore in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. He is an Indian Cricket Player, Cricket Coach & Cricket Commentator.
Career
Rahul Dravid is a well-known cricketer from India. He is considered as one of the greatest cricketers ever. He is widely recognized as ‘The Wall’ for his calm temperament in the game.
Dravid started playing cricket when he was 12 years old. He attended St. Joseph’s Boys High School and pursued Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from St Joseph's College of Commerce. He studied MBA in St. Joseph’s College of Business Administration during which he was selected to represent Indian National cricket team. He represented Karnataka state team at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 levels. His debut in Ranji Trophy was in the year 1991, against Maharashtra team. His outstanding performance in the season fetched him a place in South Zone Cricket squad in the Duleep Trophy.
Although he was giving consistent performances in first-class cricket, it took some time to get selected for the National team. His One Day International debut was in 1996 against Sri Lanka. His performance in ODI wasn’t very impressive. Dravid made his test debut against England in June 1996. He built crucial partnerships after coming at 7th position and scored impressive 95 runs after batting for over six hours. At the verge of getting a debut hundred, he nicked a ball to the keeper and walked off the ground even before umpire’s decision. In his debut series, he showed outstanding performance with an average of 62.22 from two matches. He scored his first Test century against South Africa in a match where India almost had a victory. He also won his maiden Man of the Match award for the performance in the match. He continued his great form in Test cricket and played important roles in the team’s success. He struggled to establish a foothold in ODI cricket despite all the success in Test cricket. He scored his first ODI century in 1997 against Pakistan in Pepsi Independence Cup. In the 1998-99 season, Dravid re-tooled his style and tasted success in ODI too. He won his first Man of the Match in ODIs for his century against New Zealand. Further, in his debut World Cup campaign, he emerged as the top scorer in the tournament with 461 runs and an average of 65.85. He put up record partnerships with Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly on two different occasions to help team’s win. His partnership of 375 run with VVS Laxman against Australia led to a historic win for India after facing follow-on in the first innings.
Awards Receipt
| AWARD NAME | AWARD CATEGORY | RECEIPT YEAR | RECEIPT FIELD |
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| Arjuna Award | National Sports Award | 1998 | Cricket |
| Padma Shri | Civilian Award | 2004 | Sports |
| Padma Bhushan | Civilian Award | 2013 | Sports |
Family Relatives and Relation
He was born to Sharad Dravid (an employee in jams maker company) and Pushpa Dravid (Professor of Architecture at UVCE, Bangalore). He has a younger brother Vijay Dravid. He is married to Dr. Vijeta Pendharkar who is a surgeon belongs to Nagpur. Together the couple has two sons named Samit and Anvay Dravid.
Body Measurements
| Chest Size | 41 |
| Biceps Size | 13 |
| Waist Size | 34 |
| Skin Colour | Wheatish |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Info
| Home Town | Bengaluru |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Address | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| School | St. Joeseph's Boys High School, Bengaluru |
| College | St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bengaluru St. Joseph's College of Business Administration, Bengaluru |
| Qualification | B. Com. (Bachelor of Commerce) MBA (dropout) |
| Hobbies | Playing Hockey, Reading and Listening Music |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Debut | Test - vs England at Lord's - 20-06-1996 ODI - vs Sri Lanka at The Padang - 03-04-1996 T20 - vs England at Old Trafford - 31-08-2011 |
| Best Friends | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly |
| Net Worth | $16 Million |
| Official Website | http://rahuldravid.com |
Collections
| Car Collections | Porsche 911, Hyundai Tuscon and Mercedes Benz |
Favourites
| Favorite Color | Blue |
| Favorite Player | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Favorite Sport | Cricket |
| Favorite Actress | Michelle Pfeiffer , Demi Moore |
| Favorite Actor | Aamir Khan , Tom Cruise |
| Favorite Movie | Braveheart (1995) |
| Favorite Food | Chicken Tikka Masala and Dal-Rice |
Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Rahul Dravid
- As a right arm spin bowler, Dravid’s first International wicket scalp was Saeed Anwar.
- He was also a wicket-keeper and started keeping in place of injured Nayan Mongia in 1998-99 Coca Cola Cup.
- For his contribution to Indian Cricket, he has been conferred with the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan Award by the government of India.
- He has played one T20 International, where he hit uncharacteristic hat-trick sixes against England.
- Rahul Dravid is also the only cricketer to have scored a century in each test playing nation. He achieved this stunning feat with a century against Bangladesh at Chittagong in 2004.
- He represented Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League.
- He is one of the two batsmen in the history of cricket to score over 10,000 runs in a single batting position.
- He was named the Player of the Year and Test Player of the Year in the inaugural ICC Awards in 2006.
- Dravid holds the record for most numbers of catches by a non- wicket-keeper player in Tests.
- He also has a record for the highest number of balls faced by a player in Test Cricket and also highest time spent on the crease by a player in Tests.
- He is fluent in Hindi, English, Marathi & Kannada.
