Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid
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Current Indian Coach Rahul Dravid turns 50 today. Dravid also completes his Half-Century in terms of age
Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid: Born on January 11th, 1973, Rahul Sharad Dravid is popularly known as Rahul Dravid. He is the current head coach of the Indian national cricket team and a former captain of that squad.
One of the best batsmen in cricket history, Dravid is renowned for his solid batting technique and 24,177 runs in international play. Mr Dependable and The Wall are two of his more common nicknames.
One of the Greats to ever Enhance the game of Cricket
The accomplishments of other great players on the Indian squad frequently eclipsed Rahul Dravid’s greatness as a professional athlete. Nevertheless, Dravid’s attention was unwavering.
With the utmost integrity and commitment, he kept serving India’s cricket. After playing for India for more than 15 years, Dravid announced his retirement from international cricket in 2012.
Rahul Dravid’s Coaching Career up until now
In 2014, Dravid started working as a professional coach for Rajasthan Royal, an IPL team he had previously led. In his first year as the team mentor, he developed a number of young cricket players.
Dravid returned to the Indian blue, but this time as the Under-19 team’s coach, after spending two IPL seasons with RR. The Indian side advanced to the 2016 U19 World Cup final with Dravid in charge and a talented group of players that included Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, and Washington Sundar.
Dravid also coached the Delhi Daredevils, however, his efforts were not very successful. In 2016 and 2017, DD finished sixth on the point standings with him in charge.
Dravid might not have won the World Cup in 2016, but things were different in 2018. Rahul Dravid served as a coach as the India U-19 side won the 2019 U-19 World Cup in New Zealand with Prithvi Shaw as their captain.
In 2019, Dravid was appointed Director of Cricket Operations at Bangalore’s National Cricket Academy. In November 2021, Dravid was chosen to take over as the senior India men’s team’s full-time head coach when Ravi Shashti’s contract expired.
Top Knocks of Rahul Dravid
A total of 13288, 10889, and 31 runs were scored by Dravid in 164 tests, 344 ODIs, and 1 T20I, respectively. One of the hardest batsmen to dismiss, he had a test average of 52.3, which is excellent. Here are Rahul Dravid’s top five test innings.
- 270 against Pakistan in 2004
- 233 against Australia in 2003
- 217 against England in 2002
- 180 against Australia in 2001
- 146* against England in 2011
Rahul Dravid Birthday Wishes
Let’s all join together to wish Rahul Dravid a very happy birthday on his important day. Let’s hope that all his ambition comes true and that he has the finest health possible in the years to come. Happy birthday once more to Rahul Dravid, aka “The Wall.”
