Rahul Dravid known as 'Mr Dependable' or 'The Wall' is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all-time. He played international cricket for India from 1996 to 2012 and in these 16 years he took Indian cricket team to new heights with the bat as well as with his leadership. In these years he created many records and here is a look at some of records held by him.
A List of Records held by Rahul Dravid in International Cricket -
1 - Rahul Dravid was the first Indian captain to win a Test match on South African soil. He achieved this feat in 2006's Johannesburg Test.
3 - In 2007, Rahul Dravid became only the third Indian captain to win a Test series in England. Ajit Wadekar (1971) and Kapil Dev (1986) are the other two Indian captains.
4 - Rahul Dravid is the only Indian batsman to score four consecutive hundreds in Test cricket. He achieved this milestone in 2002.
Rahul Dravid 4 consecutive Test hundreds -
115 vs ENG at Nottingham
148 vs ENG at Leeds
217 vs ENG at The Oval
100* vs WI at Mumbai
7 - Rahul Dravid (13288 Test and 10889 ODI runs) is one of the seven batsmen who have scored 10,000 or more runs in both Tests and ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena too have achieved this feat.
88 - Rahul Dravid holds the record of having been involved in most number of hundred runs partnerships in Test cricket. He was involved in total 88 hundred runs partnerships in his 164 Tests career.
210 - Rahul Dravid took total 210 catches as a fielder in Test cricket - the most by any fielder in the world.
461 - With 461 runs Rahul Dravid was the leading run-scorer in ICC Cricket World Cup 1999 which was played in England.
6920 - Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar scored 6920 runs as a pair with 20 hundred plus runs stands in Test cricket - the most partnership runs and hundred plus runs stands by any pair in the world.
7690 - Rahul Dravid scored 7690 runs away from home in Test cricket - the second most runs by a batsman away from home in Test cricket after Sachin Tendulkar (8705).
31258 - Rahul Dravid faced total of 31,258 balls in his Test career - the most balls faced by any batsman in the world and he is the only batsman to face more than 30,000 balls in Test cricket till date.
