Dravid scored 99 runs in the First ODI helping India post an imposing total of 349. He went back to the domestic circuit and kept knocking harder. featuredpost/labeltest,labeltest,labeltest, Cricketer Heart touching Beautiful Pictures and HD Wallpapers for phone and Desktop background. [85] This was his first wicket in international cricket. [107] In 1999, Dravid scored 1761 runs in 43 ODIs at an average of 46.34 and a strike rate of 75.16 including 6 hundreds and 8 fifties and featured in two 300+ partnerships. He was promoted to the no. If you want, you can download Original resolution which may fits perfect to your screen. He drew criticism for not being able to adjust his style of play to the needs of ODI cricket, his lack of attacking capability and play big strokes. Dravid, Sourav Ganguly - the first of the Indian 'Fab Four' to retire - Tendulkar and VVS Laxman, both of whom are still playing, have appeared in 599 Tests between them, scoring a combined total of 44,751 runs. Cras etwmaur is egettobsi lorem ultricies ferme ntutbm a in diam. He received a tag of slow batsman in the ODIs and had to struggle to get a place in the ODI team. His best effort of the series came in the second innings of the First test at Mohali scoring 144, helping India salvage a draw after being bowled out for 83 runs in the First innings. 1 ranking in tests. [55] Dravid registered a score of ninety each in the next two tests as Australia leveled the series 1–1. [11][12] In 2004, after completing his century against Bangladesh in Chittagong, he became the first player to score a century in all the ten Test-playing countries. "I hit him directly on the pad and urged the umpire to raise his fingers. [191], Kent offer had come as a welcome change for Dravid. Asian cricket greats including Rahul Dravid believe modern Test batting has become a thrilling spectacle thanks to Twenty20 smash-and-wallop fests such as the Indian Premier League. [14] Dravid holds a unique record of never getting out for a Golden duck in the 286 Test innings which he has played. [18][19], In 2014, Rahul Dravid joined the GoSports Foundation, Bangalore as a member of their board of advisors. Dravid was selected for the Indian squad touring England on the backdrop of a consistent performance in domestic cricket for five years. [74] He won his first ODI Man of the Match award for the 46 runs scored in the low scoring third game of the series. However, India lost the best-of-three finals to Australia 2–0. He once again scored a crucial fifty in the Sixth ODI as India once again leveled the series after trailing 2–3. While he continued to score heavily in Test cricket, his poor strike rate in ODIs came under scanner. He is the Director of Cricket Operations at National Cricket Academy, Bengaluru, India. It is why I leave with sadness but also with pride, You cannot give him any bad balls or anything to get off strike... just pressure him early in the right spot. [138][139][140] Dravid captained the team in the 'unofficial' Third test in the absence of injured Ganguly, which India lost by an innings margin.