Rahul Dravid Birthday: Having made his international debut for India in April 1996 during an ODI match, Dravid went on to represent the national side in 164 Tests and 344 ODI matches.
Rahul Dravid Birthday: Rahul Dravid, a former India captain and head coach is celebrating his birthday today (January 11, 2025) as he turns 52.
BCCI took to X and extended their wishes to the batting legend, who made a name for himself with an incredible defence and rock-solid technique that earned him consistent runs, especially in Test cricket.
Having made his international debut for India in April 1996 during an ODI match, Dravid went on to represent the national side in 164 Tests and 344 ODI matches.
5️⃣0️⃣9️⃣ international games 👌
2️⃣4️⃣2️⃣0️⃣8️⃣ international runs 👍
4️⃣8️⃣ hundreds 💯 in international cricket
Here’s wishing Rahul Dravid – former Indian Cricket Team captain and the Head Coach of #TeamIndia‘s 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup-winning team – a very Happy Birthday 👏 🎂 pic.twitter.com/qv6zSDTKxj
Dravid is the fourth-highest run-getter in Test cricket history with 13288 runs to his name at an average of 52.31. He smashed 36 centuries and 63 half-centuries throughout his stellar career.
The legendary batter also had 10889 ODI runs to his name, the fifth most for the national team in the format.
Dravid’s former teammate Harbhajan Singh also had a special message for ‘The Wall’, calling him an “epitome of discipline and commitment”.
Heartiest birthday greetings to “The Wall” of Indian cricket, Rahul Dravid.
As a cricketer, he was the epitome of discipline and commitment, a player who could be relied upon to anchor the innings under any circumstance and perform when the team needed him most.
May he always… pic.twitter.com/khztYxZKTb
“Heartiest birthday greetings to “The Wall” of Indian cricket, Rahul Dravid. As a cricketer, he was the epitome of discipline and commitment, a player who could be relied upon to anchor the innings under any circumstance and perform when the team needed him most. May he always be blessed with good health, happiness, and success in everything he does. Wishing him a phenomenal and remarkable birthday which he greatly deserves,” posted Harbhajan on X.
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to the Wall of Team India, #RahulDravid! 🏏
Your legacy is more than just runs; it’s the spirit of the game itself. 🎂🔥 pic.twitter.com/yW9GTljMqe
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫. 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡. 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝! 🫡
Wishing a very #HappyBirthday to the Great Wall of India, Rahul Dravid! 🥳❤️#RahulDravid #SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings pic.twitter.com/A27CDK9x9N
He has also represented RCB (2008-2010) and Rajasthan Royals (2011-13) during his IPL career. In 89 IPL matches, he scored 2,174 runs at an average of 28.23. He has 11 fifties under his belt in IPL and has scored his runs at a strike rate of 115.52.
After a monumental career as a player, Dravid took up a new role in coaching and achieved enormous success, leading the junior side to the ICC U19 World Cup title in 2018.
He also led the senior team to the T20 World Cup 2024 title win. As the head coach of the Indian team, the combination of Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma ended the team’s 11-year-long wait for an ICC trophy.
Dravid also guided the Indian team to the finals of the ICC World Test Championship 2023 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, with the latter resulting in a heartbreaking loss to Australia after a dominating 10-match streak.
Dravid played a key role in the emergence of Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Sarfaraz Khan, Shubman Gill, Arshdeep Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar as big names in Indian cricket as all of them were groomed under his tenure as U19 coach.
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