Rahul Dravid Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More
Fast Facts : Role : Batsman, Part-time wicket keeper Batting Style : Right-handed Bowling Style : Right arm off break DOB : 17 Jan 1989 | |
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Full Name | Rahul Sharad Dravid |
Nick Name | N/A |
Names Earned | The Wall, The Great Wall, Jammy, Mr Dependable, |
Date of birth | 11 January 1973 |
Birth Place | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Profession | Cricketer (Batter) |
Favorite Shots | Squre cut |
Batting Style | Right -handed |
Bowling Style | Right -arm off break |
Nature of Fielding | Cool |
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Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Hinduism |
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Shoe Size | 10 |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Natural Black |
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Skin Colour | Fair |
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Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
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Marriage Date | 4 May 2003 |
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Salary | INR 10 crore(Per year as an Indian coach) |
Income(approx.) | INR 1 crore + |
Income Source | Cricket, Brand endorsement, |
Networth(approx.) | $ 23 million |
Some Unknown Facts about Rahul Dravid
- Rahul Dravid does not smoke.
- Rahul Dravid does not consume alcohol.
- He began playing cricket when he was 12 years old and scored a century for his school team.
- Despite the fact that he lives in Karnataka, he comes from a Marathi family and speaks Marathi as his mother tongue.
- Rahul got his nickname “Jammy” from his father, who worked in a jam factory.
- His second title, “The Wall,” came from a Reebok advertisement that mentioned him as “The Wall.”
- He was enamored with hockey as a child and was even picked for Karnataka’s junior state hockey squad.
- Dravid has had an odd tendency since infancy. He used to tap the bats and do shadow practice in front of the mirror during his playing days. His housemates were very agreeable and did not interfere with his late-night practice.
Dravid previously explained the significance of jersey number 19. He said,
“It’s easy to forget my wife’s birthday.”
- In Bangalore, there is a local school event called “Jammy Cup,” which is named after one of his nicknames, and the winner is crowned “Jammy of the Day.”
- He is well-known for his batting techniques and is regarded as the ultimate batsman in the world of cricket.
- In an interview, he stated that winning the Cottonian Shield inter-school cricket event was the highlight of his scholastic career.
- In February 1991, he made his Ranji debut. Gundappa Viswanath, the then-chairman of selectors, saw Rahul’s innings in the Cooch Behar Trophy semi-finals and informed his team manager that Rahul had been selected for Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy. He made 82 runs in his maiden Ranji encounter and a century in his second against the Bengal squad at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. In 1995, he took over as captain of the Karnataka team, succeeding Anil Kumble. His team advanced to the finals and defeated Tamil Nadu to win the championship. Everyone began to question him as he gained experience playing domestic games.
“When are you going to play for India?”
- When asked about the Ranji Trophy, he said,
“”Ranji Trophy is a tough school. You’re always under pressure because you know there are so many individuals competing for just two or three spots on the Indian team. The Ranji Trophy is an excellent finishing school for me. It taught me a lot, both on and off the field, both technically and mentally.
- He played his first ODI after the 1996 Cricket World Cup against Sri Lanka, scoring just three runs. He played his first Test match at Lord’s on June 20, 1996, against England. He hit 95 runs and formed an important partnership with Sourav Ganguly in the opening game. He joined the group after Sanjay Manjrekar left.
- He became his team’s leading scorer in the 1999 Cricket World Cup, hitting 461 runs in eight games at an average of 65.85 and a strike rate of 85.52.
- He was only able to score 40 runs in four games of the Aiwa Cup in August 1999, after the World Cup. His greatest ODI score of 153 runs came against New Zealand in 1999 at Hyderabad, where he and Sachin Tendulkar established a record partnership of 331 runs. Dravid amassed 1761 runs in 43 games, averaging 46.34, to lead all ODI scorers in 1999.
- Tendulkar resigned as India’s captain in February 2000, and Ganguly was named in his place. David received a promotion to vice captain as well. Under the leadership of Ganguly and Dravid, India won the ICC KnockOut games in 2000, defeating Kenya, Australia, and South Africa en route to the championship match, where they fell to New Zealand. In four games, he scored 157 runs in total during that competition.
- In the year 2000, he achieved his first double century against Zimbabwe in a Test match that India won decisively by nine wickets. He then captained his team for the first time against the same team in the fifth ODI, which India won by 39 runs.
- A Test match was played in Kolkata in 2001, when India was forced to bat again after scoring 171 runs in the first inning. On the third day, Dravid was dispatched at number six to join Laxman. Dravid contributed 180 runs to the duo’s partnership of 376 runs. On the fifth day, Australia was given a target of 384 runs, which they fell short of by 172 runs.
- Dravid made 100 runs during India’s 2002 tour of the West Indies, helping his country avoid the follow-on. There was a tie in this game. Dravid scored 245 runs at an average of 49.00 in the three-match ODI series against England and Sri Lanka.
- Then came the 2003 Cricket World Cup, where Dravid helped India win the championship with 62 runs against England, 44 against Pakistan, and 50 against New Zealand. Dravid made a 318-run contribution at a 63.16 average with 16 wicketkeeping dismissals.
- In 2003 at Ahmedabad, he scored 222 runs in the first inning to defeat New Zealand and win “Player of the Match.” This was his second double hundred. The second Test against the same opposition was played in Mohali, and he led his team there. There was a draw in the game.
- Despite being a test batter, he holds the record for the second-fastest 50 in an ODI for an Indian batter (in 22 balls), trailing only Ajit Agarkar’s 67 runs in 21 balls. In a 2003 TVS Cup match, New Zealand was the target of this blow.
- In 2003–2004, he played one of his finest Test innings against Australia. India scored 85 runs before losing their first four wickets. Then Dravid and VVS Laxman established a partnership, and Dravid amassed an unblemished 233 runs. India was given a 230-run target in the fourth inning, which it easily exceeded thanks in large part to Dravid’s undefeated 73 runs. Following that game, Captain Ganguly said,
Rahul played the bat like a god.
- Dravid was appointed captain of a Test series against Pakistan in 2004. In the third game of the series, which India won, Dravid scored 270 runs at Rawalpindi, which was his greatest Test score. India achieved its first Test series victory in Pakistan under his direction.
- Then, in the 2007 ODI World Cup, he captained his team as India was eliminated by Bangladesh in the league stage.
- India toured England for a four-match Test series in 2011. India was handed a 475-run target in the first Test at Lord’s. Dravid scored 103 runs and was inducted into the Lord’s Honours List, becoming the eighth Indian batsman to do so. In the second Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, he hit another century as an opening batter in lieu of the injured Gautam Gambhir. In the third Test, though, he failed to score, and India lost by an inning and 242 runs. He made 146 runs in the fourth Test at The Oval. India was defeated 4-0 in the Test series.
- In September 2011, he scored 69 runs off 79 balls in his penultimate ODI inning against England at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. On the same tour, he scored 31 runs in his first and final T201 game against England. He declared his retirement from international cricket on March 9, 2012. He did, however, continue to play league cricket. He stated in his retirement address,
“I have played cricket with a fairly straightforward philosophy: I give everything I have to the team, I play with honor, and I respect the spirit of the game. I believe I have achieved some of that. Even though I’ve occasionally failed, I’ve never given up. Because of this, I depart with both pride and grief.
- After retiring, he took up the role of coach for the India ‘A’ squad and Under-19 team. He later assumed leadership of Bengaluru’s National Cricket Academy (NCA). Rahul Dravid was named by the BCCI as the senior Indian men’s cricket team’s head coach on November 3, 2021, and his tenure began with the home series against New Zealand later that month.
- Christopher Martin-Jenkins, an English cricket journalist, once observed Rahul Dravid,
GG “If a Martian were to land on Earth right now and be told that the best batter in the world was playing in this match, he would think it was Rahul Dravid, not Sachin Tendulkar.”
- His MTV Bakra episode was extremely popular. In the episode, after being questioned by a female journalist, the journalist proposes to him; however, Dravid declines her proposal and attempts to exit the room, making the entire scene extremely amusing.
“Well, the Hardik Pandya incident reminded me of a young Rahul Dravid being bullied in MTV Bakra and how well he handled it.” If you have it in you, you can always set a good example. Must see!
What about Chandramukhi? Stark
Monday, January 9, 2019 (@FlawedSenorita)
- Dravid participated in eleven games for Scotland in 2003. When the Indian national cricket team’s senior players were given time off following the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, Gwynne Jones, the Chief Executive of the Scottish Cricket Union, approached John Wright, the team’s then-head coach, and asked him for a marquee foreign player. John Wright recommended Rahul Dravid to Sachin Tendulkar even though Gwynne Jones wanted him to join Scotland’s Saltires. Wright remarked,
“Rahul Dravid is the one who will genuinely look out for you both on and off the field”.
Dravid accepted the invitation and went on to play eleven fifty-over matches for Scotland, scoring 600 runs at a 66.66 average. Dravid stated in 2007 about his time with the Scotland team, “
“I enjoyed making friends with players and officials, which I still do today.” It was a great three months for both me and my wife to experience the affection and friendliness of the people of Scotland. But I would have preferred to see the game at the Grains.
- When India was eliminated from the 2007 Cricket World Cup after losing to Bangladesh, captain Dravid gave his bat to their wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim and opening batter Tamim Iqbal.
- Dravid formerly played for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. He first played for RCB from 2008 to 2010, then for the Rajasthan Royals from 2011 to 2013. He resigned from T20 cricket after playing his final T20 match in the Champions League in 2013.
- Rahul Dravid has two bios. One is titled ‘Rahul Dravid, written by Vedam Jaishankar,’ and the other is titled ‘Nice Guy Who Finished First, written by Devendra Prabhudesai.’
- Rahul Dravid is the first non-Australian cricketer to deliver the Bradman Oration in Canberra.
- In an April 2021 commercial for Cred (a credit card bill-paying software), Dravid, who is renowned for his cool demeanor, was depicted as having anger management problems. In the advertisement, Dravid rages while driving as he tackles the Bengaluru traffic jams. People were left wondering:
“Rahul Dravid, ko gussa bhi aata hai?”
At the conclusion of the advertisement, Dravid yells angrily:
It says, “Indiranagar ka Gunda hoon main.”
Soon after it was broadcast on television, the advertisement went viral.
- Rahul Dravid is a brand ambassador for several well-known Indian companies, including Plaeto, Piramal Realty, Practo, Aptech, InCred, Bengaluru FC, Manipal Hospitals, Arena Animation, Car Dekho, and others. Some of the brands he has worked with have also endorsed him. These companies include Reebok, Pepsi, Kissan, Bank of Baroda, Max Life, Hutch, Sansui, Samsung, and Gillette, among others.
Rahul Dravid’s Net Worth in 2023 FAQs
Q. What is Rahul Dravid’s estimated net worth?
A : The net worth of A. Rahul Dravid is USD 23 million, or roughly INR 172 crores.
Q : How much money does Rahul Dravid make each year?
A. Rahul Dravid has an annual income of above 12 crores.
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