While some praised the team before personal milestones approach of the Indian captain, most criticized Dravid's timing of declaration as there were no pressing concerns and there was ample time left in the match to try and bowl Pakistan out twice. [120], The Australian team toured India in February 2001 for what was being billed as the Final Frontier for Steve Waugh's all conquering men, who were coming on the back of 15 consecutive Test wins. Rahul Sharad Dravid (/ˌrəhuːl drəvɪd/ (listen); born 11 January 1973) is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team. The win came because of inspired performances by young guns like Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar and Shubman Gill, all of who have played under Rahul Dravid at the Under-19 level. Dravid feels Indian coaches are as good as any in the world, and even if … While Tendulkar was admittedly disappointed, any rumours of rift between him and Dravid were quashed by both the cricketers and the team management, who claimed that the matter had been discussed and sorted amicably behind closed doors. Dravid didn't contribute much with the bat. [116] Dravid scored 85 runs in a match against Zimbabwe in the 2000–01 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy while opening the innings but was forced to miss the rest of the tournament because of an injury. [24] His family later moved to Bangalore, Karnataka, where he was raised. [136] Reinstated to his usual no. He had discussed about the prospects regarding the same with John Wright, the former New Zealand cricketer and incumbent Kent coach, during India's 1998–99 tour of New Zealand. While he straightaway made a name for himself in Test cricket, he had to struggle quite a bit to make a mark in ODIs. [56][167] Dravid top scored in the series with 313 runs at an average of 78.25. Rahul Dravid, who has come up against the Super Kings both as captain and coach, put down the team's success to a combination of their use of data and Dhoni's instincts. In all, he scored 461 runs in the four matches at an average of 76.83 with three hundreds. In 2004, Dravid was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. My approach to cricket has been reasonably simple: it was about giving everything to the team, it was about playing with dignity, and it was about upholding the spirit of the game. In March 2006, India lost the Mumbai Test, giving England its first Test victory in India since 1985, enabling it to draw the series 1–1. Dravid completed his second hundred of the series in the process. Chasing a target of 395 runs in the First Test, Indian team bundled out meekly for 66 runs on the Durban pitch that provided excessive bounce and seam movement. [41], In contrast to his ODI debut, his Test debut was rather successful one. #INDvsAUSTest #AjinkyaRahane #AUSvIND #TeamIndia #Cricket #BorderGavaskarTrophy pic.twitter.com/fAq2B6kIDR. Dependable, 1999 – CEAT International Cricketer of the World Cup, 2000 – Dravid was one of the five cricketers selected as, 2004 – ICC Test Player of The Year, ICC Cricketer of The Year, Children's Movement for Civic Awareness (CMCA), UNICEF Supporter and AIDS Awareness Campaign, A collection of articles, testimonials and interviews related to Dravid was released by ESPNcricinfo following his retirement. India visited Pakistan in March 2004 to participate in a bilateral Test series for the first time since 1989/90. He had contrasting fortunes in the long and the shorter format of the game. Dravid was appointed the captain for the Indian team for 2007 World Cup, where India had an unsuccessful campaign. [153][154] Dravid scored a double hundred in the drawn Fourth Test to notch up his second consecutive man of the match award of the series. [163][164] India eventually lost the Final to Australia ending as runner-up in the tournament. [45] Standing-in as the substitute wicket-keeper in the third match of the series for Nayan Mongia, who got injured during keeping, Dravid effected two dismissals. [153] As the conditions became more and more conducive for batting, the Indian batsmen piled on England's misery. Since retiring from all forms of the game, Dravid has been coaching under-19 and ‘A’ team players. [84] Dravid scored a hundred against Sri Lanka in 1998/99 Pepsi Cup at Nagpur adding a record 236 runs for the 2nd wicket with Ganguly, who also scored a hundred in the match. 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. 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