“The wall of Indian cricket “ Rahul dravid is one of the most experienced cricketers in world cricket. The best defensive player in the world ever seen, who blends an old world classicism in the new age professionalism in cricketing world. The character he shown in the tough situations through out is career his mindset is very different from his ageing players in his career. He famously called as jammy for his appearance in kissan jam advertisement in early his career. His techniques in batting is criticized and widely appreciated by many former cricketers. Rahul Dravid is probably one of the last classical Test match batsmen. His progress into the national side may have been steady and methodical rather than meteoric, but once there, Dravid established himself at the vanguard of a new, defiant generation that were no longer easybeats away from home. Armed with an orthodox technique drilled into him by Keki Tarapore, he became the cement that held the foundations firm while the flair players expressed themselves. Yet, for a man quickly stereotyped as one-paced and one-dimensional, he too could stroke the ball around when the mood struck him.
His unique style in defending as far as concern best in the world. He started playing cricket at the age of 12 and he takes it serious profession to choose as a career and he played in under 14, 16 and 18 levels. He scores century in his first appearance for his school he played. He made debut against Maharashtra for Karnataka in 1991. Then he made steady in his national career through his temperament he debut for india for one day international in the year 1996. His bad start in one day his ability in test cricket shown the door for his international career. However, it's his Test exploits that he will be most remember for. After impressing in a Lord's debut where he was eclipsed by Sourav Ganguly, Dravid's breakthrough innings arrived at the Wanderers a few months later, against a South African attack accustomed to bullying visitors. A brief slump followed, but he emerged from that with perhaps one of the most famous supporting acts of all, to VVS Laxman in an Eden Gardens Test that rejuvenated Indian cricket. The half decade that followed was a golden one with the bat, as tours of England and Australia realised more than 600 runs. A two-year stint as captain, following Ganguly's axing, was less successful, though he did lead the side to series victories in England and the West Indies for the first time in a generation.
He made many landmarks in world cricket he is third highest run getter in test cricket. And he is one of the batsmen passing the 10000 runs in both one day and test formats in cricket. Dravid's golden phase began, arguably, in Kolkata 2001, with a supporting act, when he made 180 to supplement VVS Laxman's classic effort of 281 against Australia. But from then on, Dravid became India's most valuable player, saving them Tests at Port Elizabeth, Georgetown and Trent Bridge, winning them Tests at Headlingley, Adelaide, Kandy and Rawalpindi. At one point during this run, he carved up four centuries in successive innings, and hit four double-centuries in the space of 15 Tests, including in historic away-wins at Adelaide and Rawalpindi. As India finished off the 2004 Pakistan tour on a winning note, on the back of Dravid's epic 270, his average crept past Sachin Tendulkar's - and it seemed no aberration.
Dravid's amazing run was no triumph of substance over style, though, for he has plenty of both. A classical strokeplayer who plays every shot in the book, he often outscores team-mates like Tendulkar and Laxman in the course of partnerships with them, and while his pulling and cover-driving is especially breathtaking, he has every other shot in the book as well. He is both an artist and a craftsman, repeatedly constructing innings that stand out not merely for the beauty of their execution, but for the context in which they come. By the time he entered his 30s, Dravid was already in the pantheon of great Indian batsmen, alongside Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar.
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