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In 1991 he made his Ranji debut against Maharashtra. Batting at
number 7, he scored a masterful 82. He got his maiden first class
hundred in the next game against Bengal (134 at number 6). The next
year brought more success for Rahul as he scored centuries against
teams like Goa and Kerala. He got tremendous support from great
former players like Gundappa Vishwanath, K.K.Tarapore, Roger Binny and
Brijesh Patel. All this time he did not neglect his studies - he
studied at St.Joseph's College of Commerce and though he had to
remain absent from college for long periods of time, he maintained a
first class record throughout.
In 1995-96 he broke into the international team for the first time
and since then he has delivered consistent and solid performances. He
is admired for his classy and technically correct batting. For a long
time he was labelled a Test batsman because of his low strike rate even
though he showed signs of some explosive batting - we all remember the
way he thrashed Alan Donald in a crucial match, driving the fearsome
bowler to despair. He has solved the problem of missing out on centuries
long ago. The New Zealand tour in Dec 1998 - Jan 1999 saw him come into
his own and cement his place in the One-Day team. No longer does he plod
around, wasting hittable balls. His strike rate is comparable with the
best and his average has also risen to a decent level. This shows his
strength of character, since he has come back strongly after being out
of the team for so long. At World Cup '99 he moved into the realms
of greatness with a fantastic performance which saw everybody singing
his praises. Today Rahul is an integral part of the Indian team, both
in One-Day and Test matches.
Dravids biggest strengths are Patience,Confidence and Strong Leadership!!
Dravid as ODI Player
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Dravid as Test Player
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Yet another innings from DRAVID which made India to regain test series in West Indies. No need to tell nature of the pitch where everyone struggled . I think he is most consistent batsman and proved his capabilitiy not only in subcontinent but outside also.
He is well ahead of Gavaskar/Viswananth/Tendulkar in terms of SCORING IN CRISIS SITUATION AND HELPED INDIA TO WIN.
CHEERS TO DRAVID. :clap: :thumbsup: :D
regards
ramesh :
Go Go Dravid :thumbsup:
The Indian media has hailed captain Rahul Dravid as the country's best ever batsman after leading his team to a rare Test series victory in the West Indies.
India clinched their first series in the Caribbean in 35 years on Sunday when they won the decisive fourth and final Test in Jamaica by 49 runs.
The 1-0 verdict against Brian Lara's home team also enabled India to win a major series outside the sub-continent for the first time since the 2-0 success by Kapil Dev's men in England in 1986.
Dravid led from the front with 81 and 68 on a bowler-friendly Sabina Park wicket in which the highest team total was 219 and no other Indian batsman scored a half-century.
The 33-year-old, dubbed the 'Wall' for his impeccable batting technique, crossed the 9,000-run mark during the match to become the sixth highest run-getter in Test history.
Only Lara (11,505), Australians Allan Border (11,174) and Steve Waugh (10,927) and India's Sachin Tendulkar (10,469) and Sunil Gavaskar (10,122) have scored more Test runs than Dravid's 9,049.
The legendary Gavaskar and current superstar Tendulkar have long been regarded as the greatest Indian batsmen, but Dravid appeared to have leapfrogged ahead in the eyes of the media.
"If there were any doubts about Rahul Dravid being his country's greatest ever Test batsman, he dispelled them in the fourth Test," wrote the Hindu's cricket correspondent from Sabina Park.
The Indian Express concurred. "Let's say it once again here: Rahul Dravid is today the greatest batsman in Indian cricket, the finest in the world on all pitches," it said.
"Even Sachin Tendulkar will shake his head to that, clap his hands."
Since taking over as captain from Sourav Ganguly last October, Dravid has been in prime form, scoring a century or a fifty in nine of his last 10 Tests.
He was the quickest to 9,000 runs in Test history, achieving the landmark in his 176th innings, one less than previous record holder Lara.
Dravid rated the two half-centuries at Sabina Park as "probably two of the best I have played", but preferred to give credit to the entire team for the success.
"Winning the series is the most important thing," he was quoted as saying by the Indian media. "We played the better cricket right from the first Test. It's sort of nice that it all bore fruit in the end."
Dravid also heaped rich praise on match-winning bowler Anil Kumble, whose six for 78 in the West Indian second innings secured India victory.
"Anil is a legend, nothing he achieves surprises me," the Indian captain said. "Give him the ball and he will deliver more often than not."
The 35-year-old spinner took his career tally to 533 Test wickets, the fourth highest behind Australian record-holder Shane Warne (685), Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka (635) and Australian paceman Glenn McGrath (542).
India return home later this week for a short break before travelling to Sri Lanka next month for a limited-overs tri-series against South Africa and the hosts.
perseverance and patience is the key for his sucess besides this his conduct on & off the field ..has managed to stay away from all the controversies in indian cricket so far ..
He has always been in the team or if he is the captain of Indian team it is only by virtue of his performance unlike some people who uses the influence of their state politicians and their people who are in television media to constantly create peoples opinion about their exclusion from the team rather than showing their performance in domestic matches.
What makes Dravid truly great is the way he has handled fame & success .. he can easily be voted as the most good looking cricketer but still he has not fallen for any bollywood actresses - and again...... "unlike some".
I think your indirect target is Ganguly ......... If yes, its not fair as it was Sourav who was instrumental in buillding a challenging team when he took over from a disastrous Sachin in 2001 . Remember, he had to take over overnight when Sachin stepped out midway during that South African series in India. Sourav's captaincy was acknowledged by none other the great Steve Waugh who was matched bullet for bullet down under.Quote:
Originally Posted by manuel
May be Sourav's weakness against the short pitched bowling led to his slide in test matches but his record in onedayers & as a captain in both forms are fair enough to stake a claim for the best captain till date
If someone has to be termed as a DISASTROUS CAPTAIN , it should be Sachin.
Even when you compare Dravid vs Sachin, I will rate Dravid far better in terms of saving matches & having played more useful innings
Today Dravid stands tall amongst his peers simply for his consistency & ability to score in all type of surfaces & against the best bowlers .
Hats off
I think your indirect target is Ganguly ......... If yes, its not fair as it was Sourav who was instrumental in buillding a challenging team when he took over from a disastrous Sachin in 2001 . Remember, he had to take over overnight when Sachin stepped out midway during that South African series in India. Sourav's captaincy was acknowledged by none other the great Steve Waugh who was matched bullet for bullet down under.
May be Sourav's weakness against the short pitched bowling led to his slide in test matches but his record in onedayers & as a captain in both forms are fair enough to stake a claim for the best captain till date
If someone has to be termed as a DISASTROUS CAPTAIN , it should be Sachin.
Even when you compare Dravid vs Sachin, I will rate Dravid far better in terms of saving matches & having played more useful innings
Today Dravid stands tall amongst his peers simply for his consistency & ability to score in all type of surfaces & against the best bowlers .
Hats off[/quote]
Yes I agree with you on those points
1) saurav Ganguly is the best captain "so far" - coz we have stat's to back them like most number of wins
2) He is also a good one day player coz he has got more than 10,000 runs and that is good amount of runs.
further i would like to add this -
1) if saurav is the best captain so far - well before him Azar was the best captain .. given a period of time to stay as captain then Dravid or any one else can also surpass that record and saurav's record would be forgotten as like azar's
what made saurav differrent is, by far he is the more expressive player on the field .. he would not shy away from expressing his disappointment or point of contention to the opponent players or team and no other indian player ..even in the present team has the ability to do that -- but that does not make any one, a great player.
Steve waugh when he left his captaincy and retired he was not a bad performer and even he had a good history of records but their management still wanted him to be out with the best interest of his country and notable point was that, he did not create a fuss out of it nor did he go to the press even though he was the most respected captain and player at that time-