Rahul Sharad Dravid
Personal Records
Tests
->Dravid is the 3rd Indian (6th in World) to score more than 10,000 test Runs
->Has been involved in the most century partnerships in Test history - 72 (28th March 2008).
->Has the best away Test batting average among those who have scored over 10,000 Test runs.
->Scored nearly 23% of the total runs put up by India (with a batting average of 102.84) in the 21 Test matches won under Ganguly's captaincy. This is the highest percentage contribution by any batsman in Test cricket history in matches won under a single captain where the captain has won more than 20 Tests.[29]
->2nd longest streak of consecutive Tests since debut (93 + 1 in ICC XI) missed 95th test at Ahmedabad due to fever, behind Adam Gilchrist (96).
->Only player to score a century against every Test playing nation away from home.[31]
->Involved in highest partnership made away from home for any wicket for India with vice captain Virender Sehwag of 410 runs vs Pakistan at Lahore in 2006 (also, the highest partnership between a captain and the vice captain).
->He is the 4th fastest (in terms of innings) to reach 10000 runs in Test cricket after Brian Lara,Sachin Tendulkar and Ponting.
->Dravid is one among the only three batsmen to hit Test centuries in four consecutive innings. The other two are Jack Fingleton and Alan Melville. Dravid achieved this by hitting scores of 115, 148, 217 and 100* in three successive matches against England and one against the West Indies. Only Everton Weekes, with centuries in five consecutive innings, has achieved a longer sequence of consecutive Test hundreds.[32]
With scores of 50 or more in 7 consecutive Tests Dravid is behind only to Tendulkar(8) among the Indian batsmen. IVA Richards holds the record for most with 11.
->He is currently 2nd among batsmen who have scored most away runs in Tests (5968 as of April 2008). Only Sachin Tendulker(6726) has scored more away Test runs.
->He has played 150 innings off 94 tests at number 3. He has scored 7677 runs at the position. Both of these two feats are world records.
->2nd Indian batsman to score twin hundreds in a Test thrice, after Sunil Gavaskar. Gavaskar, Dravid and Ponting are the only batsmen to score twin hundreds in a Test thrice.
->One of only two Indians to score 5 double hundreds.(each bigger than the previous 200* vs Zimbabwe, 217 vs England, 222 vs New Zealand, 233 vs Australia, 270 vs Pakistan).
->He has taken the highest number of catches (177) by an Indian fielder (non-wicketkeeper) in test cricket and 2nd behind Mark Waugh (181) in the world.
->Has the best away batting average in tests among the current batsmen (with at least 5000 away runs). [33]
Partnering with Tendulkar, has scored more runs than any other pair, excluding opening pairs. They are the 3rd best in terms of total number of partnership runs scored by a pair in test cricket. [34]
One Dayers
Partnership Records
->The only batsman to have been involved in two ODI partnerships exceeding 300 runs.
->First batsman to be involved in a 300 run partnership in a Cricket World Cup along with Sourav Ganguly in the 1999 World Cup match against Sri Lanka at Taunton.
->Involved in all three highest 4th wicket partnerships against South Africa, two with Yuvraj Singh.
->Involved in the highest partnership in the history of ODI cricket with a 331 run partnership along with Sachin Tendulkar vs New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1999-2000.
World Cup Records
->He was the leading run scorer in the 1999 World Cup with 461 runs.
->Has the 2nd highest score(145) by a wicketkeeper in a World Cup behind AC Gilchrist(149).
->He was only the second wicketkeeper-batsman after Zimbabwean Dave Houghton to score an ODI hundred in the World Cup.
->He was the second batsman after Mark Waugh to score back-to-back hundreds in the World Cup
Captaincy Records
->He is tied with Sachin Tendulkar in fourth place for having captained India in the most victorious matches
Other Records
->Has the record of not being dismissed on duck for 120 consecutive ODI matches
->3rd Highest number of fifties, after Sachin Tendulkar (89) and Inzamam Ul Haq (83)
Captaincy
Achievements
->Rahul Dravid is the only other Indian to be the top scorer (first one is Sachin Tendulkar - twice - 1996,2003) in a World Cup. He amassed 461 runs in the 1999 World Cup, the first World Cup he played.
->Rahul Dravid led India to a historic Test series win, against the West Indies in their home soil in 2006. Since 1971, India had never won a Test series in the West Indies. This is also their first prominent series win outside the Indian subcontinent (barring the win against Zimbabwe in 2005) since 1986.
->Under Dravid's captaincy the Indian team tied the previous record of most consecutive One-Day International wins for an Indian team thus equalling the record run that the Indian team had achieved under Sourav Ganguly in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa (8).
->During his captaincy the Indian team broke the 14 match West Indies record for most consecutive won matches in One-Day Internationals while chasing a total. For this 17 match run, Dravid was the captain for 15 matches and Sourav Ganguly was the captain for the other two. This streak was broken on 5/20/06, when India lost to the West Indies by one run, at Sabina Park, Jamaica.
->Rahul Dravid is the first captain to lead India to a Test match victory against South Africa on South African soil
->He became only the third captain from India to win a Test series in England. This feat was achieved after 21 years. The other two captains being Kapil Dev (1986) and Ajit Wadekar (1971).
->He has hit 10,000 runs in both tests and one day internationals, making him only the third batsmen after Tendulkar and Lara to achieve this feat. Ponting is the only other man to have done this.
->Dravid is the 3rd Indian (6th in World) to score more than 10,000 test Runs
->Has been involved in the most century partnerships in Test history - 72 (28th March 2008).
->Has the best away Test batting average among those who have scored over 10,000 Test runs.
->Scored nearly 23% of the total runs put up by India (with a batting average of 102.84) in the 21 Test matches won under Ganguly's captaincy. This is the highest percentage contribution by any batsman in Test cricket history in matches won under a single captain where the captain has won more than 20 Tests.[29]
->2nd longest streak of consecutive Tests since debut (93 + 1 in ICC XI) missed 95th test at Ahmedabad due to fever, behind Adam Gilchrist (96).
->Only player to score a century against every Test playing nation away from home.[31]
->Involved in highest partnership made away from home for any wicket for India with vice captain Virender Sehwag of 410 runs vs Pakistan at Lahore in 2006 (also, the highest partnership between a captain and the vice captain).
->He is the 4th fastest (in terms of innings) to reach 10000 runs in Test cricket after Brian Lara,Sachin Tendulkar and Ponting.
->Dravid is one among the only three batsmen to hit Test centuries in four consecutive innings. The other two are Jack Fingleton and Alan Melville. Dravid achieved this by hitting scores of 115, 148, 217 and 100* in three successive matches against England and one against the West Indies. Only Everton Weekes, with centuries in five consecutive innings, has achieved a longer sequence of consecutive Test hundreds.[32]
With scores of 50 or more in 7 consecutive Tests Dravid is behind only to Tendulkar(8) among the Indian batsmen. IVA Richards holds the record for most with 11.
->He is currently 2nd among batsmen who have scored most away runs in Tests (5968 as of April 2008). Only Sachin Tendulker(6726) has scored more away Test runs.
->He has played 150 innings off 94 tests at number 3. He has scored 7677 runs at the position. Both of these two feats are world records.
->2nd Indian batsman to score twin hundreds in a Test thrice, after Sunil Gavaskar. Gavaskar, Dravid and Ponting are the only batsmen to score twin hundreds in a Test thrice.
->One of only two Indians to score 5 double hundreds.(each bigger than the previous 200* vs Zimbabwe, 217 vs England, 222 vs New Zealand, 233 vs Australia, 270 vs Pakistan).
->He has taken the highest number of catches (177) by an Indian fielder (non-wicketkeeper) in test cricket and 2nd behind Mark Waugh (181) in the world.
->Has the best away batting average in tests among the current batsmen (with at least 5000 away runs). [33]
Partnering with Tendulkar, has scored more runs than any other pair, excluding opening pairs. They are the 3rd best in terms of total number of partnership runs scored by a pair in test cricket. [34]
One Dayers
Partnership Records
->The only batsman to have been involved in two ODI partnerships exceeding 300 runs.
->First batsman to be involved in a 300 run partnership in a Cricket World Cup along with Sourav Ganguly in the 1999 World Cup match against Sri Lanka at Taunton.
->Involved in all three highest 4th wicket partnerships against South Africa, two with Yuvraj Singh.
->Involved in the highest partnership in the history of ODI cricket with a 331 run partnership along with Sachin Tendulkar vs New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1999-2000.
World Cup Records
->He was the leading run scorer in the 1999 World Cup with 461 runs.
->Has the 2nd highest score(145) by a wicketkeeper in a World Cup behind AC Gilchrist(149).
->He was only the second wicketkeeper-batsman after Zimbabwean Dave Houghton to score an ODI hundred in the World Cup.
->He was the second batsman after Mark Waugh to score back-to-back hundreds in the World Cup
Captaincy Records
->He is tied with Sachin Tendulkar in fourth place for having captained India in the most victorious matches
Other Records
->Has the record of not being dismissed on duck for 120 consecutive ODI matches
->3rd Highest number of fifties, after Sachin Tendulkar (89) and Inzamam Ul Haq (83)
Captaincy
Achievements
->Rahul Dravid is the only other Indian to be the top scorer (first one is Sachin Tendulkar - twice - 1996,2003) in a World Cup. He amassed 461 runs in the 1999 World Cup, the first World Cup he played.
->Rahul Dravid led India to a historic Test series win, against the West Indies in their home soil in 2006. Since 1971, India had never won a Test series in the West Indies. This is also their first prominent series win outside the Indian subcontinent (barring the win against Zimbabwe in 2005) since 1986.
->Under Dravid's captaincy the Indian team tied the previous record of most consecutive One-Day International wins for an Indian team thus equalling the record run that the Indian team had achieved under Sourav Ganguly in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa (8).
->During his captaincy the Indian team broke the 14 match West Indies record for most consecutive won matches in One-Day Internationals while chasing a total. For this 17 match run, Dravid was the captain for 15 matches and Sourav Ganguly was the captain for the other two. This streak was broken on 5/20/06, when India lost to the West Indies by one run, at Sabina Park, Jamaica.
->Rahul Dravid is the first captain to lead India to a Test match victory against South Africa on South African soil
->He became only the third captain from India to win a Test series in England. This feat was achieved after 21 years. The other two captains being Kapil Dev (1986) and Ajit Wadekar (1971).
->He has hit 10,000 runs in both tests and one day internationals, making him only the third batsmen after Tendulkar and Lara to achieve this feat. Ponting is the only other man to have done this.
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