Rahul Dravid Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Wife & More

Bio
Real Name	Rahul Sharad Dravid
Nickname	The Wall, Jammy, Mr. Dependable
Profession	Former Indian Cricketer
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 11”
Weight	in Kilograms- 76 kg in Pounds- 168 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 41 Inches - Waist: 34 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 20 June 1996 vs England at Lord's ODI- 3 April 1996 vs Sri Lanka at Singapore
International Retirement	Test- 24 January 2012 vs Australia at Adelaide ODI- 16 September 2011 vs England at Cardiff
Coach/Mentor	Keki Tarapore, G R Vishwanath
Domestic/State Team	Karnataka, Canterbury, Kent, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals
Nature on field	Cool
Likes to play against	Australia
Favourite Shot	Cover Drive
Records (main ones)	• His two partnerships in ODI, 318-run partnership with Sourav Ganguly and 331-run partnership with Sachin Tendulkar, is a world record. • He holds the record for playing greatest number of innings before being dismissed for a duck. • In test, he scored 5 double centuries and each of them was a higher score than the previous one (200, 217, 222, 233, 270). • He holds the record for the highest percentage of runs scored in matches won under his captaincy. • In the year 2000, he was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the year. • In August 2011, by delivering the Bradman Oration in Canberra, Dravid became the first non-Australian to do so. • After Sachin Tendulkar, Dravid is the only Indian cricketer to score 10000 runs both in tests and ODIs. • By having 210 catches, he holds the record for the most number of catches taken by a player (non-wicket-keeper). • He is the only batsman to score a century in each test playing nation.
Career Turning Point	When he scored 277 runs in a three test match series against South Africa and was awarded with Man of the Match.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 January 1973
Age (as in 2017)	44 Years
Birth Place	Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
School	St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
College	St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, St Joseph’s College of Business Administration, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Educational Qualifications	Degree in Commerce
Family	Father- Sharad Dravid Mother- Pushpa Dravid Brother- Vijay Dravid Sister- N/A
Religion	Hindu
Hobbies	Playing Hockey, Listening Music, Reading
Controversies	• During an ODI with Zimbabwe in January 2004, he was fined half of his match fees for ball-tampering. • He was criticized for declaring the Indian inning during the Multan Test in March 2004, when Sachin Tendulkar was at the crease with 194 runs with 16 overs remaining.
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer	Sachin Tendulkar
Favourite Food	Chicken Tikka Masala, Dal and Rice, Mango Milkshake
Favourite Colour	Blue
Favourite Film	Braveheart, Ghost
Favourite Actor	Tom Cruise, Aamir Khan
Favourite Actress	Demi Moore, Michelle Pfieffer
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Vijeta Pendharkar, Surgeon (married 4 May 2003)
Children	Daughter- N/A Sons- Samit Dravid (born 2005), Anvay Dravid (born 2009)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rahul Dravid

• Does Rahul Dravid smoke?: No

• Does Rahul Dravid drink alcohol?: No

• He started playing Cricket at the age of 12 and scored a century for his school team.

• Though, he lives in Karnataka but he belongs to a Marathi family and his mother tongue is also Marathi.

• His father worked in a factory that makes jams which resulted in his nickname, “Jammy”.

• His another nickname, “The Wall” came from an advertisement by Reebok which mentioned him as “The Wall”.

• In 2004-2005, Dravid was voted the sexist sports personality in India in an online survey.

• In his childhood, he was obsessed with Hockey and was in-fact selected in the Karnataka’s junior state hockey team.

• In Bangalore, there is a local tournament at the school level named after one of his nicknames, “Jammy Cup” and the Man of the Match gets the title of “Jammy of the Day”.

• He is known for his techniques in batting and is considered as the perfect batsman in the world of cricket.

• Although, he is considered as a test batsman, he holds the record for the second fastest 50 (in 22 balls) among Indian batsmen in ODI after Ajit Agarkar’s  67 runs of 21 balls.

• His MTV Bakra episode became very popular.