Rahul Dravid: Biography, Age, Height, Achievements, Family and Career Statistics

While talking about the Indian Cricket team, no one can decline the excellent contributions made by the former captain of India, Rahul Dravid. Rahul Dravid is an Indian cricket coach and ex-captain of the Indian national team. However, before his appointment to the senior men’s national team, Dravid served as the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), as well he was the head coach of the India Under-19 and India A teams. It was under his leadership, the under-19 team finished runners up at the 2016’s U-19 Cricket World Cup and achieved victory at the 2018’s U-19 Cricket World Cup. 

Based on records, he is by far the only Indian batsman to register four consecutive hundreds in Test cricket. Also, the first batter to score 10000 runs in Test cricket while batting at number three. The player who achieved the highest number of partnerships runs (32039 runs). Furthermore, the only Indian cricketer to score a hundred in four back-to-back innings. The player is, however, known for his extraordinary batting technique. As per reports and statistics, Dravid scored around 24,177 runs in international cricket and is further considered as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. 

Biography of Rahul Dravid

1. Real Name: Rahul Sharad Dravid
2. Other/Nickname: Jammy, The Wall, Mr. Dependable
3. Profession: Indian Cricketer
4. Famous for: extraordinary batting style
5. Batting: Right-handed
6. Bowling: Right arm off break

Physical Features of Rahul Dravid

1. Height:  5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
2. Weight: 75 kilograms (approx.)
3. Body Measurements: Chest- 41 Inches (approx.), Waist- 34 Inches (approx.), Biceps- 13 Inches (approx.)
4. Eye Colour: Dark Brown
5. Hair Colour: Natural Black

Personal Life of Rahul Dravid

1. Date of Birth: January 11, 1973
2. Age: 49 years (as in 2022)
3. Nationality: Indian
4. Hometown: Indore, Madhya Pradesh
5. Birthplace: Indore, Madhya Pradesh
6. School: St. Joseph’s Boys High School, Bangalore
7. College: St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore University

Rahul Dravid’s Debut

1. Test: Made his Test debut on 20 June 1996 against England at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
2. ODI: Rahul Dravid made his ODI debut on 3 April 1996 against Sri Lanka in Singapore.
3. T20I: He played his only T20I match on 31 August 2011 against England at Manchester.

Rahul Dravid’s Achievements

1. Felicitated with Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 1998
2. Received CEAT International Cricketer of the World Cup in 1999
3. Was announced as the Wisden Cricketer of the year in 2000
4. Conferred Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2004
5. Bagged ICC Award for the Test player of the year in 2004
6. Declared as ICC Cricketer of The Year in 2004
7. Was considered as MTV Youth of the Year in 2004
8. Achieved Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy in 2004
9. Was recognised as Sexiest Sportsperson in the year 2004
10. Made the Captain of the ICC’s Test team in 2006
11. Registered NDTV Indian of the Year’s Lifetime Achievement Award along with Dev Anand in 2011
12. Achieved Don Bradman Award with Glenn Mcgrath in 2012
13. Was felicitated with Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2013
14. Was acknowledged as Wisden India’s Highest-Impact Test Batter in 2015
15. Inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame in 2018

Family Details of Rahul Dravid

1. Marital Status: Married
2. Spouse Name: Vijeta Pendharkar 
3. Spouse Profession: Surgeon
4. Parents Names: Father- Sharad Dravid and Mother- Pushpa Dravid
5. Children: Sons- Samit Dravid and Anvay Dravid.
6. Siblings: Vijay Dravid
7. Religion: Hinduism

Lesser-Known Facts about Rahul Dravid

1. Though he was born in Madhya Pradesh, but later on he was brought up in Bangalore. Dravid found his passion for cricket when he was 12 years old.
2. Rahul’s mother Pushpa has worked at the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering as a Professor of Architecture. 
3. However, his nickname “Jammy” came from his father’s association with a company that made jams.
4. He was pursuing an MBA degree, when he was named as part of the Indian national team.
5. Dravid is multilingual and can fluently speak Marathi, Kannada, English, and Hindi.
6. In 2004, he was awarded a “Padma Shri” and later in 2013, he was a recipient of the “Padma Bhushan”.
7. The first cricketer to be presented with the “Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy” in 2004.
8. He was the first cricketer to be presented with the “Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy” in 2004.
9. Rahul Dravid is said to actively work on humanitarian grounds and is committed to supporting the “Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness, the ”AIDS Awareness Campaign,” and UNICEF.
10. In the year of 2019, he held the record for having faced an astonishing 31258 balls as well spending 44152 minutes on the crease in test format cricket.
11. He is said to be actress Deepika Padukone‘s all-time favourite cricketer.
12. Rahul relishes the taste of butter crab once in a week besides having a strict and healthy diet.
13. In the year of 2018, he was inducted into the “ICC Hall of Fame.”