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.
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