Rahul Dravid, known as Rahul to the cricketing fraternity was born on January 11, 1973 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh and learnt his cricketing lessons in Karnataka. He was also nicknamed The Wall by cricketing experts for his ability to stay at the crease. He turns 48 on Monday,. Here is a statistical tribute to the former Indian skipper. (More Cricket News)
Rahul Dravid’s exploits are too many and he is a cricket statistician’s delight. Here are a few of his Test records:
- Dravid made his Test debut against England at Lord’s in June 1996 and made 95. In the same match, another debutant Sourav Ganguly scored a hundred.
- Dravid has scored five double hundreds – 200 not out against Zimbabwe at Delhi in November 2000, 217 against England at The Oval in September 2002, 222 against New Zealand at Ahmedabad in October 2003, 233 against Australia at Adelaide in December 2003 and 270 against Pakistan at Rawalpindi in April 2004. His five double hundreds are in the progressive order of runs scored which makes him the only batsman to perform such a feat in the annals of Test cricket.
- Dravid has scored a fifty and double hundreds on three occasions which is furnished below. He is the only batsman to perform such a feat on three occasions:
Player |
FI
SI
Team
Oppn
Ground
Start Date
R Dravid
200*
70*
Ind
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
R Dravid
222
73
Ind
NZ
Ahmedabad
08 Oct 2003
R Dravid
233
72*
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
12 Dec 2003
- Dravid has scored a hundred in each innings of a Test match on two occasions – 190 and 103 not out vs New Zealand at Hamilton in January 1999 and 110 and 135 vs Pakistan at Kolkota in March 2005. He is the second Indian batsman after Sunil Gavaskar to perform such a feat on two or more occasions. Gavaskar has achieved this feat on three occasions.
- Dravid is the first batsman in Test cricket to aggregate 10000 plus runs while batting at number three. Dravid has an aggregate of 10524 runs to his credit. Later on, Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka emulated him to become the second batsman to score 10000 plus runs while batting at number three. Sangakkara has an aggregate of 11679 runs.
- He has scored 50 half-centuries while batting at number three and was the first batsman to score 50 fifties while batting at number three in Test cricket. Later on, Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka emulated him to become the second batsman to score 50 fifties while batting at number three.
- Dravid is one of the three batsmen who have scored 75-plus fifties while batting at number three in Test cricket. Others are – Kumar Sangakkara {87} and Ricky Ponting {75}.
- Dravid has scored ten nineties in Test and shares the record for most nineties with Sachin Tendulkar of India and Steve Waugh of Australia.
- Dravid has scored 5031 runs in India’s 56 winning Tests. He is one of the twelve batsmen in Test cricket to score 5000 plus runs in a team’s winning cause. He is the second Indian batsman to perform such a feat after Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored 5946 runs.
- Dravid is the third Indian batsman to aggregate 5000 plus runs on home soil. He has an aggregate of 5598 runs. The other two are – Sachin Tendulkar {7216} and Sunil Gavaskar {5067}.
- Dravid is one of the two batsmen in Test cricket to score 7500 plus runs in away matches. He has an aggregate of 7690 runs. Sachin Tendulkar with 8705 runs is the other batsman.
- Dravid has scored 36 half-centuries in away matches and shares the record for most fifties in away matches with Sachin Tendulkar. He is one of the two batsmen who have scored fifty-plus fifties in away matches. He has scored 57 fifties. Tendulkar is the other batsman with 65 fifties.
- Dravid is one of the two batsmen who have scored 21 or more hundreds in away Test matches. He has scored 21 hundreds; Sachin Tendulkar with 29 hundreds is the other batsman to score 20 plus hundreds.
- Dravid is one among the three Indian batsmen who have scored three double hundreds in away Test matches. Others are – Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag.
- Dravid is one among the 16 batsmen in Test cricket to score 15 or more hundreds on home soil. He has scored 15 hundreds on home soil. He is also the third Indian batsmen to perform such a feat, others are – Sachin Tendulkar {22} and Sunil Gavaskar {16}.
- Dravid is one of the three batsmen who have been dismissed for a double nelson – 222 – in a Test innings. He scored 222 against New Zealand at Ahmedabad in Oct 2003. Others are – Gundappa Viswanath of India vs England at Chennai in January 1982 and Nathan Astle of New Zealand vs England at Christchurch in March 2002.
- Dravid is the only fielder to pouch 200 plus catches in Test cricket. He has taken 210 catches. He has pouched 112 catches in away matches and remains the only fielder to take 100 plus catches in away matches.
- Dravid is the only fielder in Test cricket to take 50 plus catches of two bowlers – Anil Kumble {55} and Harbhajan Singh {51}.
- Dravid is one of the five batsmen who have scored 60 plus half-centuries in Test cricket. He has scored 63 half-centuries. Others are – Sachin Tendulkar {68}, Shivnarine Chanderpaul {66}, Allan Border {63} and Ricky Ponting {62}. Thus he shares the third place with Border for most half-centuries by a batsman – both of them scoring 63 fifties.
- Dravid stands fourth in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties in Test cricket. The other three batsmen are – Sachin Tendulkar {116}, Jacques Kallis {103} and Ricky Ponting {103}. Dravid has scored 99 fifties.
- Dravid shares the record for most partnership runs with Sachin Tendulkar in Tests. Both of them have shared 6920 partnership runs in 143 innings. They share 20 three-figure partnerships which is a record in itself for the most number of century stands in Test cricket.
- Dravid has partnered with Sachin Tendulkar on 143 occasions which is next to 148 occasions partnered by Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge.
- Dravid and Tendulkar shared 29 half-century partnerships which is a record for most half-century stands between two batsmen in Test cricket. Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer shared 28 half-century stands.
- Dravid and Tendulkar through their 29 half-century partnerships have added 2137 runs. They are the only pair to add 2000 plus runs through half-century stands in Test cricket.
- Dravid has partnered 49 fifty plus runs partnerships with Tendulkar which is also a record for most fifty-plus runs partnerships in Test cricket.
- Dravid has been one of the partners in a three-figure partnership on 88 occasions and shares the record for most three-figure stands in Tests.
- Dravid is one of the four Indian batsmen who have scored four hundreds in consecutive Tests. His feat read thus – 13 and 115 vs England at Nottingham in August 2002; 148 vs England at Leeds in August 2002; 217 vs England at The Oval in September 2002 and 100* vs West Indies at Mumbai in October 2002. Other Indian batsmen to perform such a feat are – Gautam Gautham {05}, Sunil Gavaskar {04} and Sachin Tendulkar {04}. His career summary read thus -
Opposition |
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
0
Australia
33
62
6
2166
233
38.67
2
13
4
Bangladesh
7
10
2
560
160
70.00
3
1
1
England
21
37
5
1950
217
60.93
7
8
1
New Zealand
15
28
2
1659
222
63.80
6
6
1
Pakistan
15
26
3
1236
270
53.73
5
3
1
South Africa
21
40
3
1252
148
33.83
2
5
0
Sri Lanka
20
32
1
1508
177
48.64
3
9
0
West Indies
23
38
7
1978
146
63.80
5
13
0
Zimbabwe
9
13
3
979
200*
97.90
3
5
0
Total
164
286
32
13288
270
52.31
36
63
8
- Dravid is one of the few batsmen who have scored a hundred against every opposition he played against.
- Dravid and Virender Sehwag added 410 runs against Pakistan for the first wicket at Lahore in January 2006. This stand is one of the three partnerships of 400 plus runs for the first wicket as of date. The other two stands are – 415 runs between Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie of South Africa against Bangladesh at Chittagong in February 2008 and 413 runs between Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy of India against New Zealand at Chennai in January 1956.
- In India’s innings against South Africa at Chennai in March 08, for the first wicket there was a 213 runs partnership between Wasim Jaffer and Virender Sehwag. For the second wicket, there was another 200 plus run partnership – 268 runs stand between Sehwag and Dravid. For the first time in Test cricket, 200 plus runs for the first two wickets were registered in the same Test innings.
- This feat was repeated again by Indian batsmen at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai against Sri Lanka in the third Test of 2009-10 series. Murali Vijay and Virender Sehwag added 221 runs for the first wicket which was followed by 237 runs stand for the second wicket between Sehwag and Dravid for the second wicket.
- Dravid became the first cricketer to play his 100th Test while batting at number three on home ground. His 100th Test was against Australia at Bangalore in 2008.
- Dravid had partnered 4000 plus runs with two batsmen. Tendulkar is the other Indian batsman to achieve such a feat. The performances of these two batsmen are furnished below:
No |
Batsman
Partner
Runs
1
R Dravid
SR Tendulkar
6920
R Dravid
VVS Laman
4065
2
SR Tendulkar
R Dravid
6920
SR Tendulkar
SC Ganguly
4173
- Dravid holds the record for most partnership runs for the third wicket with Sachin Tendulkar in Test cricket. They have added 5826 runs from 123 innings. They remain the only pair to add 5000 plus runs for the third wicket.
- Dravid and Tendulkar have shared 18 three-figure stands which is also a record for the most number of century stands for the third wicket. They also shared 23 half-century partnerships for the third which is a record for the most half-century stands for the third wicket. They shared 41 fifty-plus runs stands for the third wicket which is also a record for the most number of century stands for the third wicket.
- Dravid figures in four partnerships of 300-plus runs for various wickets is a record for India. The following table furnishes four occasions:
No |
Partners
Wkt
Runs
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
R Dravid,VVS Laxman
5
376
v Australia
Kolkata
11 Mar 2001
2
R Dravid,VVS Laxman
5
303
v Australia
Adelaide
12 Dec 2003
3
R Dravid,V Sehwag
1
410
v Pakistan
Lahore
13 Jan 2006
4
R Dravid,G Gambhir
2
314
v England
Mohali
19 Dec 2008
- Dravid has faced most balls than any other batsman in aggregating 13288 runs. He is the only batsman to have faced 30000 deliveries - 31258 to be precise.
- Dravid and VVS Laxman have forged two partnerships of 300-plus runs – both against Australia – 376 runs for the fifth wicket at Kolkata in March 2001 and 303 runs for the fifth wicket at Adelaide in December 2003.
- They remain the only pair in Test cricket to have put on 300 plus runs for the same wicket and against the same opposition on two occasions – once at home and another on away soil.
- Dravid is one of the six batsmen in the annals of Test cricket to have partnered 300-plus run partnerships on four or more occasions. Others are – Don Bradman {05}, Herschelle {04}, Graeme Smith {04}, Ricky Ponting {04} and Mahela Jayawardene {04}.
- Dravid holds the record for most occasions of bowled dismissals in Test cricket. He has been bowled on 55 occasions. Dravid {55}, Sachin Tendulkar {54} and Allan Border {53} are the only three batsmen who have been dismissed bowled on 50-plus occasions in Test cricket.
- Dravid's partnership of 410 runs with Virender Sehwag for the first wicket against Pakistan at Karachi in January 2006 is one of the fourteen partnerships of 400 plus runs in Test cricket and second by India. The other partnership is - 413 runs between Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy of India against New Zealand at Chennai {Nehru Stadium} in Jan 1956.
- Dravid has partnered 214 fifty-plus runs partnerships for various wickets with 33 partners. He is the only batsman in Test cricket to partner 200-plus fifty-plus partnerships.
- Dravid earned the distinction of becoming the fifth fieldsman in Test cricket to pouch 13 catches in series. His feat provides the sixth such occasion. He achieved the distinction against Australia in the 2004-05 Test series. What is interesting is that Dravid’s 13 catches came in four Tests while the other five who are in this elite list have done in five or more Tests.
No |
Cat
Tests
Fieldsman
Series
Season
1
15
5
JM Gregory
Aus Vs Eng
1920-21
2
14
6
GS Chappell
Aus Vs Eng
1974-75
3
13
5
RB Simpson
Aus Vs SAF
1957-58
4
13
5
RB Simpson
Aus Vs Win
1960-61
5
13
6
BC Lara
Win Vs Eng
1997-98
6
13
4
RS Dravid
Ind Vs Aus
2004-05
- Dravid's 13 catches represent the most catches held in a series against Australia by a fielder from any country. The previous best tally of catches in a series against Australia was 12. Five fielders had jointly held this record. They are Len Braund of England in 1901-02, Wally Hammond of England in 1934, Garfield Sobers of the West Indies in 1960-61, Tony Greig of England in 1974-75 and Ian Botham of England in 1981.
- Dravid became the fourth Indian to pouch ten or more catches in a Test series. It is the fifth such occasion by an Indian. His effort is the best by an Indian in a Test series. The previous best was by Eknath Solkar who had taken 12 catches in the 1972-73 series against England.
No |
Cat
Tests
Fieldsman
Teams
Season
1
13
4 Tests
RS Dravid
Ind Vs Aus
2004/05
2
12
5 Tests
ED Solkar
Ind Vs Eng
1972/73
3
11
3 Tests
MAzharuddin
Ind Vs Srl
1993/94
4
10
4 Tests
ED Solkar
Ind Vs Aus
1969/70
5
10
4 Tests
AL Wadekar
Ind Vs NZl
1967/68
- Dravid’s effort of 13 catches in four Tests makes him the third fielder to pouch ten or more catches in four Tests. Others are – Eknath Solkar – 10 catches against Australia in 1969-60 and Ajit Wadekar – 10 catches against New Zealand in 1993-94.
- Dravid's 88 three-figure partnerships with various partners is a world record for most three-figure stands.
- Dravid has partnered 88 three-figure stands which is a world record for most three-figure partnerships by a batsman in Test cricket. All such partnerships are tabulated below:
No |
Partner
Wkt
Runs
Inns
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
M Azharuddin
6
165
3
SAF
Kanpur
08 Dec 1996
2
SC Ganguly
4
145
1
SAF
Jo’burg
16 Jan 1997
3
SC Ganguly
4
108
3
SAF
Jo’burg
16 Jan 1997
4
NS Sidhu
2
171
2
Win
Port of Spain
14 Mar 1997
5
SR Tendulkar
3
170
2
Win
Bridgetown
27 Mar 1997
6
A Jadeja
2
101
2
Win
St John's
04 Apr 1997
7
SR Tendulkar
3
163
1
Win
Georgetown
17 Apr 1997
8
NS Sidhu
2
147
1
Srl
Col-RPS
02 Aug 1997
9
NS Sidhu
2
137
1
Srl
Nagpur
26 Nov 1997
10
SC Ganguly
3
160
1
Srl
Mumbai
03 Dec 1997
11
SR Tendulkar
3
113
3
Aus
Chennai
06 Mar 1998
12
SR Tendulkar
3
140
2
Aus
Kolkata
18 Mar 1998
13
SC Ganguly
3
194*
4
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
14
J Srinath
8
144
2
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
15
SR Tendulkar
3
109
2
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
16
S Ramesh
2
232
1
Srl
Col-SSC
24 Feb 1999
17
SR Tendulkar
3
229
3
NZl
Mohali
10 Oct 1999
18
SR Tendulkar
3
213
2
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
19
SC Ganguly
4
110*
4
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
20
SS Das
2
107
2
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
21
SR Tendulkar
3
249
1
Zim
Nagpur
25 Nov 2000
22
SS Das
2
155
1
Zim
Nagpur
25 Nov 2000
23
VVS Laxman
5
376
3
Aus
Kolkata
11 Mar 2001
24
SR Tendulkar
5
169
2
Aus
Chennai
18 Mar 2001
25
D Dasgupta
2
171
4
SAF
P Elizabeth
16 Nov 2001
26
D Dasgupta
3
136
2
Eng
Mohali
03 Dec 2001
27
SS Das
2
130
2
Zim
Nagpur
21 Feb 2002
28
Sarandeep Singh
8
120*
2
Win
Georgetown
11 Apr 2002
29
VVS Laxman
5
119
2
Win
Georgetown
11 Apr 2002
30
SR Tendulkar
3
124
1
Win
Port of Spain
19 Apr 2002
31
W Jaffer
2
155
1
Win
St John's
10 May 2002
32
V Sehwag
2
126
2
Eng
Lord's
25 Jul 2002
33
SR Tendulkar
3
163
3
Eng
Nottingham
08 Aug 2002
34
SC Ganguly
4
135
3
Eng
Nottingham
08 Aug 2002
35
SB Bangar
2
170
1
Eng
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
36
SR Tendulkar
3
150
1
Eng
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
37
VVS Laxman
5
113
2
Eng
The Oval
05 Sep 2002
38
SC Ganguly
4
105
2
Eng
The Oval
05 Sep 2002
39
VVS Laxman
5
105
1
Win
Mumbai
09 Oct 2002
40
SC Ganguly
5
182
1
NZl
Ahmedabad
08 Oct 2003
41
VVS Laxman
4
130
1
NZl
Ahmedabad
08 Oct 2003
42
VVS Laxman
5
303
2
Aus
Adelaide
12 Dec 2003
43
V Sehwag
2
137
1
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2003
44
SR Tendulkar
3
138*
3
Aus
Sydney
02 Jan 2004
45
VVS Laxman
4
131
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
13 Apr 2004
46
SC Ganguly
5
131
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
13 Apr 2004
47
PA Patel
2
129
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
13 Apr 2004
48
V Sehwag
2
127
2
SAF
Kolkata
28 Nov 2004
49
G Gambhir
2
259
1
Ban
Chattogram
17 Dec 2004
50
V Sehwag
2
103
2
Pak
Mohali
08 Mar 2005
51
KD Karthik
5
165
3
Pak
Kolkata
16 Mar 2005
52
SR Tendulkar
3
122
1
Pak
Kolkata
16 Mar 2005
53
VVS Laxman
3
130
2
Zim
Bulawayo
13 Sep 2005
54
G Gambhir
2
123
2
Zim
Harare
20 Sep 2005
55
V Sehwag
1
410
2
Pak
Lahore
13 Jan 2006
56
VVS Laxman
2
197
2
Pak
Faisalabad
21 Jan 2006
57
W Jaffer
2
167
4
Eng
Nagpur
01 Mar 2006
58
W Jaffer
2
129
2
Eng
Nagpur
01 Mar 2006
59
V Sehwag
2
105*
4
Eng
Mohali
09 Mar 2006
60
W Jaffer
3
203
3
Win
St John's
02 Jun 2006
61
M Kaif
5
179
1
Win
Gros Islet
10 Jun 2006
62
V Sehwag
3
139
1
Win
Gros Islet
10 Jun 2006
63
VVS Laxman
3
100
4
Win
Basseterre
22 Jun 2006
64
KD Karthik
2
124
1
Ban
Chattogram
18 May 2007
65
SR Tendulkar
1
127
1
Ban
Dhaka
25 May 2007
66
W Jaffer
1
106*
1
Ban
Dhaka
25 May 2007
67
KD Karthik
2
127
1
Eng
The Oval
09 Aug 2007
68
W Jaffer
2
136
1
Pak
Kolkata
30 Nov 2007
69
SC Ganguly
3
152
3
Pak
Bengaluru
08 Dec 2007
70
VVS Laxman
2
175
2
Aus
Sydney
02 Jan 2008
71
SR Tendulkar
3
139
1
Aus
Perth
16 Jan 2008
72
V Sehwag
2
268
2
SAF
Chennai
26 Mar 2008
73
G Gambhir
2
314
1
Eng
Mohali
19 Dec 2008
74
G Gambhir
2
105
2
NZl
Hamilton
18 Mar 2009
75
G Gambhir
2
133
3
NZl
Napier
26 Mar 2009
76
G Gambhir
2
170
3
NZl
Wellington
03 Apr 2009
77
MS Dhoni
6
224
1
Srl
Ahmedabad
16 Nov 2009
78
Yuvraj Singh
5
125
1
Srl
Ahmedabad
16 Nov 2009
79
G Gambhir
2
137
1
Srl
Kanpur
24 Nov 2009
80
V Sehwag
2
237
2
Srl
Mumbai (BS)
02 Dec 2009
81
SR Tendulkar
3
222*
2
Ban
Dhaka
24 Jan 2010
82
SR Tendulkar
3
119
3
Srl
Galle
18 Jul 2010
83
V Sehwag
2
237
1
NZl
Ahmedabad
04 Nov 2010
84
MS Dhoni
6
193
2
NZl
Nagpur
20 Nov 2010
85
SR Tendulkar
3
104
2
NZl
Nagpur
20 Nov 2010
86
Yuvraj Singh
5
128
2
Eng
Nottingham
29 Jul 2011
87
VVS Laxman
4
140
1
Win
Kolkata
14 Nov 2011
88
SR Tendulkar
3
117
2
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2011
- Further analysis into these partnerships will yield the following interesting partnerships. The following are the 16 occasions when Dravid has partnered two or more three-figure partnerships in an innings or in a match:
No |
No
Partner
Wkt
Runs
Inns
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
1
SC Ganguly
4
145
1
SAF
Jo’burg
16 Jan 1997
2
SC Ganguly
4
108
3
SAF
Jo’burg
16 Jan 1997
2
1
SC Ganguly
3
194*
4
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
2
J Srinath
8
144
2
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
3
SR Tendulkar
3
109
2
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
3
1
SR Tendulkar
3
213
2
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
2
SC Ganguly
4
110*
4
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
3
SS Das
2
107
2
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
4
1
SR Tendulkar
3
249
1
Zim
Nagpur
25 Nov 2000
2
SS Das
2
155
1
Zim
Nagpur
25 Nov 2000
5
1
Sarandeep Singh
8
120*
2
Win
Georgetown
11 Apr 2002
2
VVS Laxman
5
119
2
Win
Georgetown
11 Apr 2002
6
1
SR Tendulkar
3
163
3
Eng
Nottingham
08 Aug 2002
2
SC Ganguly
4
135
3
Eng
Nottingham
08 Aug 2002
7
1
SB Bangar
2
170
1
Eng
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
2
SR Tendulkar
3
150
1
Eng
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
8
1
VVS Laxman
5
113
2
Eng
The Oval
05 Sep 2002
2
SC Ganguly
4
105
2
Eng
The Oval
05 Sep 2002
9
1
SC Ganguly
5
182
1
NZ
Ahmedabad
08 Oct 2003
2
VVS Laxman
4
130
1
NZ
Ahmedabad
08 Oct 2003
10
1
VVS Laxman
4
131
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
13 Apr 2004
2
SC Ganguly
5
131
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
13 Apr 2004
3
PA Patel
2
129
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
13 Apr 2004
11
1
KD Karthik
5
165
3
Pak
Kolkata
16 Mar 2005
2
SR Tendulkar
3
122
1
Pak
Kolkata
16 Mar 2005
12
1
W Jaffer
2
167
4
Eng
Nagpur
01 Mar 2006
2
W Jaffer
2
129
2
Eng
Nagpur
01 Mar 2006
13
1
M Kaif
5
179
1
Win
Gros Islet
10 Jun 2006
2
V Sehwag
3
139
1
Win
Gros Islet
10 Jun 2006
14
1
SR Tendulkar
1
127
1
Ban
Dhaka
25 May 2007
2
W Jaffer
1
106*
1
Ban
Dhaka
25 May 2007
15
1
MS Dhoni
6
224
1
Srl
Ahmedabad
16 Nov 2009
2
Yuvraj Singh
5
125
1
Srl
Ahmedabad
16 Nov 2009
16
1
MS Dhoni
6
193
2
NZ
Nagpur
20 Nov 2010
2
SR Tendulkar
3
104
2
NZ
Nagpur
20 Nov 2010
The following are the occasions when Dravid has partnered three three-figure partnerships in an innings or in a match:
No |
Partner
Wkt
Runs
Inns
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SR Tendulkar
3
109
2
NZ
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
2
J Srinath
8
144
2
NZ
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
3
SC Ganguly
3
194*
4
NZ
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
1
SR Tendulkar
3
213
2
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
2
SC Ganguly
4
110*
4
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
3
SS Das
2
107
2
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
1
VVS Laxman
4
131
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
13 Apr 2004
2
SC Ganguly
5
131
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
13 Apr 2004
3
PA Patel
2
129
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
13 Apr 2004
- The following are the occasions when Dravid has partnered two or more three-figure partnerships in both innings of a match:
No |
Partner
Wkt
Runs
Inns
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SC Ganguly
4
145
1
SAF
Jo’burg
16 Jan 1997
2
SC Ganguly
4
108
3
SAF
Jo’burg
16 Jan 1997
1
SC Ganguly
3
194*
4
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
2
J Srinath
8
144
2
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
3
SR Tendulkar
3
109
2
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
1
SR Tendulkar
3
213
2
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
2
SC Ganguly
4
110*
4
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
3
SS Das
2
107
2
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
1
KD Karthik
5
165
3
Pak
Kolkata
16 Mar 2005
2
SR Tendulkar
3
122
1
Pak
Kolkata
16 Mar 2005
1
W Jaffer
2
167
4
Eng
Nagpur
01 Mar 2006
2
W Jaffer
2
129
2
Eng
Nagpur
01 Mar 2006
- The following are the occasions when Dravid has partnered three-figure partnerships in both innings of a match with the same partner for the same wicket:
No |
Partner
Wkt
Runs
Inns
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SC Ganguly
4
145
1
SAF
Jo’burg
16 Jan 1997
2
SC Ganguly
4
108
3
SAF
Jo’burg
16 Jan 1997
1
W Jaffer
2
129
2
Eng
Nagpur
01 Mar 2006
2
W Jaffer
2
167
4
Eng
Nagpur
01 Mar 2006
- The following are the 12 occasions when Dravid has partnered two or more three-figure partnerships in the same innings of a match:
No |
No
Partner
Wkt
Runs
Inns
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
1
PA Patel
2
129
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
13 Apr 2004
2
VVS Laxman
4
131
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
13 Apr 2004
3
SC Ganguly
5
131
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
13 Apr 2004
2
1
SS Das
2
107
2
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
2
SR Tendulkar
3
213
2
Zim
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
3
1
SS Das
2
155
1
Zim
Nagpur
25 Nov 2000
2
SR Tendulkar
3
249
1
Zim
Nagpur
25 Nov 2000
4
1
VVS Laxman
5
119
2
Win
Georgetown
11 Apr 2002
2
Sarandeep Singh
8
120*
2
Win
Georgetown
11 Apr 2002
5
1
SR Tendulkar
3
163
3
Eng
Nottingham
08 Aug 2002
2
SC Ganguly
4
135
3
Eng
Nottingham
08 Aug 2002
6
1
SB Bangar
2
170
1
Eng
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
2
SR Tendulkar
3
150
1
Eng
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
7
1
SC Ganguly
4
105
2
Eng
The Oval
05 Sep 2002
2
VVS Laxman
5
113
2
Eng
The Oval
05 Sep 2002
8
1
SC Ganguly
5
182
1
NZ
Ahmedabad
08 Oct 2003
2
VVS Laxman
4
130
1
NZ
Ahmedabad
08 Oct 2003
9
1
V Sehwag
3
139
1
Win
Gros Islet
10 Jun 2006
2
M Kaif
5
179
1
Win
Gros Islet
10 Jun 2006
10
1
SR Tendulkar
1
127
1
Ban
Dhaka
25 May 2007
2
W Jaffer
1
106*
1
Ban
Dhaka
25 May 2007
11
1
Yuvraj Singh
5
125
1
Srl
Ahmedabad
16 Nov 2009
2
MS Dhoni
6
224
1
Srl
Ahmedabad
16 Nov 2009
12
1
SR Tendulkar
3
104
2
NZ
Nagpur
20 Nov 2010
2
MS Dhoni
6
193
2
NZ
Nagpur
20 Nov 2010
Here are a few of his ODI records:
- Dravid made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka at Singapore on 03.04.96 under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin. Batting at number four, he scored 3 runs. He was caught at the wicket by Romesh Kaluwitharana of the bowling of Muttiah Muralitharan.
- Dravid registered his first fifty against Pakistan at Toronto on 17.09.96. He made 90 in this game.
- Dravid's first hundred came against Pakistan at Chennai on 21.05.97. He scored 107 in this game. This was the game in which Saeed Anwar scored 194, the then-record for the highest score in ODIs.
- Dravid's first score of 150 runs came against New Zealand at Hyd-LBS on 08.11.99, He scored 153 in this game. This was the game in which Sachin Tendulkar scored 186 not out. This is the only game in ODIs in which two batsmen have scored 150 plus runs.
- Dravid’s highest score in ODIs is 153 which he made against New Zealand at Hyd-LBS on 08.11.99.
- Dravid and Tendulkar added 331 runs for the second wicket in this game, which is a record partnership for any wicket in ODIs.
- Dravid and Sourav Ganguly added 318 runs for the second wicket against Sri Lanka at Taunton on 26.05.99 in a 1999 ICC World Cup game.
- The partnership of 331 runs between Dravid and Tendulkar for the second wicket against New Zealand at Hyd-LBS on 08.11.99 and the partnership of 318 runs between Dravid and Ganguly for the second wicket against Sri Lanka on 26.05.99 are the only two partnerships of 300-plus runs registered in ODIs.
- Dravid is the only batsman to have partnered two 300-plus runs partnerships in ODIs and four 300-plus runs partnerships in Tests.
- Dravid is one of the four batsmen in ODIs to score 80-plus half-centuries. The four batsmen are – Sachin Tendulkar {95}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {83}, Dravid {82} and Jacques Kallis {82}.
- Dravid is one of the seven batamen in ODis to score 90-plus fifties – Tendulkar {143}, Ponting {111}, Kallis {99}, SanathJayasuriya {96}, Dravid {94}, Ganguly {94} and Inzamam-ul-Haq {93}.
- Dravid is one of the 21 cricketers in ODIs to appear in 300-plus games. He is one of the six Indian cricketers who have played 300-plus ODIs – Tendulkar {463}, MS Dhoni {347}, Dravid {344}, Azharuddin {334}, Ganguly {311} and Yuvraj Singh {304}.
- Dravid is one of the fourteen batsmen in ODIs to aggregate 10000-plus runs:
No |
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
1
SR Tendulkar
463
452
41
18426
200*
44.83
2
KC Sangakkara
404
380
41
14234
169
41.98
3
RT Ponting
375
365
39
13704
164
42.03
4
ST Jayasuriya
445
433
18
13430
189
32.36
5
M Jayawardene
448
418
39
12650
144
33.37
6
V Kohli
251
242
39
12040
183
59.31
7
Inzamam-ul-Haq
378
350
53
11739
137*
39.52
8
JH Kallis
328
314
53
11579
139
44.36
9
SC Ganguly
311
300
23
11363
183
41.02
10
R Dravid
344
318
40
10889
153
39.16
11
MS Dhoni
350
297
84
10773
183*
50.57
12
CH Gayle
301
294
17
10480
215
37.83
13
BC Lara
299
289
32
10405
169
40.48
14
TM Dilshan
330
303
41
10290
161*
39.27
- Dravid is one of the four batsmen who have aggregated 10000 plus runs in both forms of cricket – Tests and ODI games. Tendulkar {14965 runs in Tests and 18111 in ODIs}, Dravid {12775 runs in Tests and 10820 runs in ODIs}, Ponting {12411 runs in Tests and 13602 runs in ODIs} and Kallis {11947 runs in Tests and 11227 runs in ODIs].
- Dravid is the second Indian batsman after Tendulkar to aggregate 10000 plus runs in both Tests and ODIs.
- Dravid has partnered two batsmen in adding 4000-plus runs. With Tendulkar, he has added 4117 runs and with Ganguly, he has added 4363 runs. He is the third batsman in ODIs to add 4000-plus runs with two or more partners. Others are – Tendulkar and Ganguly. Tendulkar has added 4000 plus runs with three partners – with Ganguly {8227}, with Sehwag {4312} and with Dravid {4117}. Ganguly has added 4000-plus runs with two partners – with Tendulkar {8227} and with Dravid {4363}.
- Dravid has partnered 55 stands of over 100-plus runs. The break up wicket wise read thus – first wicket {03}, second wicket {13}, third wicket {13}, fourth wicket {15}, fifth wicket {09} and sixth wicket {02}. The break up partner wise read thus – Ganguly {11}, Tendulkar {11}, Mohammad Kaif {08}, Yuvraj Singh {05}, Azhauddin {04}, VVS Laxman {04}, MS Dhoni {03}, Sehwag {03}, Nikhil Chopra {01}, Gambhir {01}, Robin Singh {01}, Robin Uthappa {01}, Sadagoppan Ramesh {01} and Vinod Kambli {01}.
- Dravid has led India in 79 ODI games. His record as captain read thus – 79 matches, 75 innings, 12 not outs, 2658 runs, highest Score -105, average-42.19, two hundreds and 25 half-centuries.
- Dravid has aggregated 1000 runs in three separate calendar years – 1999 {1761 runs}, 2004 {1025 runs} and 2005 {1092 runs}
- Dravid is one of eight batsmen who have faced 15000 plus deliveries in one-day games – Tendullkar {21368}, Sangakkara {18048}, Ponting {17046}, Jayawardene {16020}, Kallis {15885}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {15812}, Ganguly {15416} and Dravid {15285}.
- Dravid’s duck vs England at Lord’s on 08.09.07 provides the second occasion of a visiting captain scoring a duck at Lord’s in ODIs. Waqar Younis of Pakistan is the other visiting captain to score a duck at Lord’s. Thus Dravid is the only visiting batting captain to score a duck at Lord’s.
- Dravid has an aggregate of 3000 plus runs at home, away and neutral grounds. The following table shows his performance -- home {3406}, away {3975} and neutral {3439}:
Soils |
M
I
No
Runs
HS
Aver
C
F
Z
4s
6s
home
97
91
12
3406
153
43.11
6
24
4
317
16
away
119
112
15
3975
123*
40.97
2
36
4
345
16
neutral
127
114
13
3439
145
34.04
4
22
5
284
10
Total
343
317
40
10820
153
39.06
12
82
13
946
42
- Dravid has kept wickets in 73 one-day games and effected 84 dismissals – 71 catches and 13 stumpings. His batting record as wicket-keeper batsman read thus – 73 matches, 64 innings, 12 not outs, 2300 runs, Highest score - 145, Average – 44,23, four hundreds and 14 half-centuries.
- Dravid has assumed the dual role of captain-cum-wicket keeper in five one-day games. His career record in the dual role read thus – 5 matches, 5 innings, 151 runs, highest – 58, average 30.30, Half-centuries – 01. He has effected three dismissals – two catches and one stumping.
- Dravid is one of the five Indian captains who have scored 25-plus half-centuries in ODIs – Dhoni {47}, Azharuddin {37}, Ganguly {30}, Virat Kohli {25} and Dravid {25}.
- Dravid has taken 196 catches and effected 14 stumpings in his ODI career. His 196 catches include 72 catches he has pouched when he was keeping the wickets.
- Dravid is one of the 24 fielders {excluding wicket keepers} in ODIs to pouch 100-plus catches. He is one of the five Indians to pouch 100-plus catches in ODIs – Azharuddin {156}, Tendulkar {140}, Kohli {129}, Dravid {124} and Suresh Raina {102}.
- Dravid’s four centuries have gone in vain – India could not win the game when he scored a hundred. Four centuries are listed below:
No |
Runs
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
107
v Pakistan
Chennai
21 May 1997
2
123*
v New Zealand
Taupo
09 Jan 1999
3
103*
v West Indies
Singapore
08 Sep 1999
4
103*
v Sri Lanka
Ahmedabad
06 Nov 2005
- Dravid has scored twelve hundreds in ODIs which are tabulated below:
No |
Runs
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
107
v Pakistan
Chennai
21 May 1997
2
123*
v New Zealand
Taupo
09 Jan 1999
3
116
v Sri Lanka
Nagpur
22 Mar 1999
4
104*
v Kenya
Bristol
23 May 1999
5
145
v Sri Lanka
Taunton
26 May 1999
6
103*
v West Indies
Singapore
08 Sep 1999
7
153
v New Zealand
Hyd-LBS
08 Nov 1999
8
109*
v West Indies
Ahmedabad
15 Nov 2002
9
104
v UAE
Dambulla
16 Jul 2004
10
104
v Pakistan
Kochi
02 Apr 2005
11
103*
v Sri Lanka
Ahmedabad
06 Nov 2005
12
105
v West Indies
Kingston
18 May 2006
- Dravid’s 55 fifties have won the games for India in ODIs. He is one of the 23 batsmen in the ODIs to witness fifty fifties winning a game for their teams. He is one of seven Indian batsmen to accomplish such a feat. The other two are – Tendulkar {92}, Kohli {72}, Ganguly {59}, Dhoni {50}, Rohit Sharma {50} and Yuvraj {50}.
- India have witnessed 36 occasions of two batsmen scoring hundreds in ODIs against various oppositions as on date. Dravid figures in six such occasions. All six occasions are listed below:
No |
Batsman
Score
Batsman
Score
Oppn
Venue
Date
1
SC Ganguly
130*
R Dravid
116
Srl
Nagpur
22.03.99
2
SR Tendulkar
140*
R Dravid
104*
Ken
Bristol
22.05.99
3
SC Ganguly
183*
R Dravid
145
Srl
Taunton
26.05.99
4
SR Tendulkar
186*
R Dravid
153
NZl
Hyd-LBS
08.11.99
5
V Sehwag
108
R Dravid
104*
Pak
Kochi
02.04.05
6
G Gambhir
103
R Dravid
103*
Srl
Ahmedabad
06.11.05
- Dravid has scored 100- plus runs against six teams – 1012 vs England, 1032 vs New Zealand, 1899 vs Pakistan, 1309 vs South Africa, 1662 vs Sri Lanka and 1348 vs West Indies. He is one of the four batsmen who have scored 1000-plus runs against six or more teams. Others are – Kohli vs six teams, Jayasuriya vs six teams and Tendulkar vs eight teams.
No |
No
Player
Team
M
I
No
Runs
HS
Opp
1
1
R Dravid `
Ind
30
29
3
1012
92*
Eng
2
R Dravid
Ind
31
31
6
1032
153
NZl
3
R Dravid
Ind
58
55
3
1899
107
Pak
4
R Dravid
Ind
36
36
3
1309
84
RSA
5
R Dravid
Ind
46
42
8
1662
145
Srl
6
R Dravid
Ind
40
38
6
1348
109*
Win
2
1
V Kohli
Ind
43
41
3
2083
123
Aus
2
V Kohli
Ind
30
30
4
1178
122
Eng
3
V Kohli
Ind
26
26
3
1378
154*
NZl
4
V Kohli
Ind
27
25
5
1287
160*
SAF
5
V Kohli
Ind
47
46
9
2220
139*
Srl
6
V Kohli
Ind
39
38
7
2235
157*
Win
3
1
ST Jayasuriya
Srl
22
21
2
1030
130
Ban
2
ST Jayasuriya
Srl
35
34
2
1195
152
Eng
3
ST Jayasuriya
Srl
89
85
5
2899
189
Ind
4
ST Jayasuriya
Srl
47
45
0
1519
140
NZl
5
ST Jayasuriya
Srl
82
79
2
2517
134*
Pak
6
ST Jayasuriya
Srl
44
44
0
1066
86
SAF
4
1
SR Tendulkar
Ind
71
70
1
3077
175
Aus
2
SR Tendulkar
Ind
37
37
4
1455
120
Eng
3
SR Tendulkar
Ind
42
41
3
1750
186*
NZl
4
SR Tendulkar
Ind
69
67
4
2526
141
Pak
5
SR Tendulkar
Ind
57
57
1
2001
200*
SAF
6
SR Tendulkar
Ind
84
80
9
3113
138
Srl
7
SR Tendulkar
Ind
39
39
9
1573
141*
Win
8
SR Tendulkar
Ind
34
33
5
1377
146
Zim
- Dravid’s lone T20 International match was against England at Manchester on 31.08.2011. It was his close friend Javagal Srinath’s birthday. Dravid scored 31 runs with three sixes. He hit three consecutive sixes off the last three balls of left-arm spinner Samit Patel's third over. For the first one, Dravid cleared his front leg to swat the ball high over long-on. Off the next delivery, he stepped out to clear long-on again, this time with a straight bat. He finished the over by sweeping fine, sweeping nice, sweeping strong over the deep square-leg boundary. Twenty-two runs came off the over. Dravid's T20I batting career lasted 21 deliveries and 23 minutes, but nobody will forget his brief stint.
Author's note: When I presented his complete Test and ODI career records in a booklet during a felicitation function organised by the Karnataka State Cricket Association on March 21 in 2012, he was kind enough to write thus on the cover page of the booklet:
“Gopal, Thank you for dedication and love of statistics that records our performances” Best Wishes - Rahul Dravid”.
* Stats compiled by HR Gopala Krishna.
