Rahul Sharad Dravid, the former Indian cricket team captain, who is also known popularly among the cricket lovers as the Great Wall, was born on 11 January, 1973in Indore, Madhya Pradesh into a Maharashtrian family living in Karnataka. Dravid is an integral part of the Indian squad since 1996 and has scored 10,000 runs in test cricket. He is also the sixth player in history and the third Indian to score 10,000 runs in One-Day Internationals.
Dravid began playing cricket at the age of 12, and was a part of the state team at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 level. He made his Ranji Trophy debut in February 1991 against Maharashtra alongside future Indian team mates Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath.

Dravid made his debut into international cricket in the Singer Cup in 1996 in Singapore. He made his entry into Test cricket against England in 1996. He made his maiden century with 148 against South Africa in 1996-97. He became the third Indian batsman after Vijay Hazare and Sunil Gavaskar to hit tons in both innings of a match. This happened in the 1999 New Year’s Test match against New Zealand with massive 190 and 103*. Dravid’s first double century came against Zimbabwe in Delhi.

In 2002, Dravid emerged as the top batsman of the Indian side with continuous massive performances against West Indies, England, New Zealand, Australia and Pakistan. Dravid was the top run scorer in the 1999 World Cup scoring 461 runs. He led the Indian side in for the 2007 World Cup in West Indies.

Dravid follows a batting style that is unique. He is considered as the back bone of the Indian side and is nicknamed ‘The Wall’. Dravid has 25 centuries in his kitty which include 5 double centuries. He has an average of 39.49, and a strike rate of 71.22 in One- Day Internationals.

He had often stood as wicket keeper in both Test matches and One-Day matches. He was replaced by Anil Kumble as skipper in Test matches and M.S. Dhoni in ODI matches.

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