Rahul Dravid, Age 49 , Height ,Biography, Family and More

Rahul Dravid is an Indian Former  Criketer and also the Captain of the Indian National Team. He is one of the best Criketer and currently he is the Head Coach of Indian National Team. He was Born on 11′ January’ 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India and he is 49 years old (as of 2022). His Full Name is “Rahul Sharad Dravid” Earlier he was the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). He was also the  head coach of the India Under-19 and India A teams. He is Hailing from a Marathi family and brought up in Bangalore.

he was only 12 years old when started playing Cricket and later he represented Karnataka at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels. Dravid was named one of the best five cricketers of the year by Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in 2000 and He also received the Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year awards at the inaugural ICC awards ceremony in 2004. he became the first non-Australian cricketer to deliver the Bradman Oration in Canberra. Rahul Dravid was one of the most Admired and Multitalented Cricketer of his time. He has been Honoured with so many Prestigious Awards for his Works.

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• Rahul Dravid is an Indian Former  Criketer and also the Captain of the Indian National Team. He is one of the best Criketer and currently he is the Head Coach of Indian National Team.
• Rahul Dravid was also the coach of National Cricket Academy and the Head coach of India Under-19 and India A Team.
• He is one of the most Admired and Multitalented Cricketer of his time. and He is popularly Known for his sound batting technique.
• He is  known by some of his Nickname like The Wall, The Great Wall, Jammy, Mr. Dependable.
• His Full Name is  ‘Rahul Sharad Dravid’ and he was born on 11′ January ‘1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, he is 49 years old  (as of 2022).

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• He is hailing from Marathi Speaking Brahmin family but he was brought up in Bangalore, his Mother tongue is Marathi.
• His father Sharad Dravid worked for a company that makes jams and preserves and His mother, Pushpa, was a professor of architecture at the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), Bangalore.
• He has his younger Brother named Vijay Dravid and he did his schooling at St. Joseph’s Boys High School, Bangalore and his degree in commerce from St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore.
• He was also working towards an MBA at St Joseph’s College of Business Administration and he is very fluent in Several languages such as Marathi, Kannada, English and Hindi.
• He became the first player to score a century in all the ten Test-playing countries.
• He is very Dedicated towards his profession as he holds a unique record of never getting out for a Golden duck in the 286 Test innings which he has played.
• Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar are currently the highest scoring partnership in Test cricket history having scored 6920 runs combined when batting together for India.
• In March 2012, he announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket and He appeared in the 2012 Indian Premier League as captain of the Rajasthan Royals.
• He was very young when he started playing Cricket at age of 12 and represented Karnataka at the under-15, the under-17 and the under-19 levels.
• He was get noticed for his talent in cricket when former criketer Keki Tarapore  was giving coaching at a summer camp in the Chinnaswamy Stadium and he had also scored a century for his school team.
• He made his Ranji Trophy debut in February 1991, while still attending college.
• He eventually made his international debut on 3 April 1996 in an ODI against Sri Lanka in the Singer Cup held in Singapore immediately after the 1996 World Cup, replacing Vinod Kambli.
• He made his World Cup debut against South Africa at Hove striking a half century, but scored just 13 in the next game against Zimbabwe.

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• He played his first ODI as a designated keeper against Sri Lanka at Taunton.
• He captained India in the first two tests in the absence of injured Ganguly and led India to their first-ever Test victory in Pakistan.
• India went on to win the match and the series their first series victory outside India since 1993. He was adjudged man of the match for his effort.
• Dravid was appointed the captain for the Indian team for 2007 World Cup, where India had an unsuccessful campaign.
• He was dropped from the ODI team in 2009, but was selected again for an ODI series in England in 2011.
• He had  announced his retirement from Test and domestic cricket on 9 March 2012, after the 2011–12 tour of Australia, but he said that he would captain the Rajasthan Royals in the 2012 Indian Premier League.
• Towards the end of his playing career, He took on a role as mentor of the Rajasthan Royals IPL team, officially taking over in 2014.
• Rahul Dravid was known for his Remarkable techniques and has been one of the best batsmen for the Indian cricket team.
• He has been Honoured with so many prestegious Awards In1998 – Arjuna Award recipient for achievements in cricket, In 2004 – Padma Shri – India’s fourth highest civilian award, In 2013 – Padma Bhushan – India’s third highest civilian award.
• He has also been awarded with other Awards In1999 – CEAT International Cricketer of the World Cup, In 2004 – ICC Cricketer of the year – Highest award in the ICC listings, In 2004 – MTV Youth Icon of the Year, In 2011 – NDTV Indian of the Year’s Lifetime Achievement Award with Dev Anand.
• He married Vijeta Pendharkar On 4 May 2003 who is a surgeon from Nagpur She is also from the same community as Dravid and the couple is having Two Children.  Samit and Anvay.
• He has huge fan following on his social media Accounts, He has 34.5K Followers on Instagram, 3988K Followers on his Twitter account and On his facebook he has 4.8 Million followers.
• He has been sponsored by several brands throughout his career including Reebok, Pepsi, Kissan, Castrol, Hutch, Max Life, Bank of Baroda, Cred, Samsung, Gillette, Sansui.

(FAQ)- Frequently Asked Questions

1. Who is Rahul Dravid ?

ANS. Rahul Dravid is an Indian Former  Criketer and also the Captain of the Indian National Team. He is one of the best Criketer and currently he is the Head Coach of Indian National Team.

2. How old is Rahul Dravid ?

ANS. He was Born on 11′ January’ 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India and he is 49 years old (as of 2022).

3. What are the Nickname of Rahul Dravid ?

ANS. He is also known by some of his nicknames like The Wall, The Great Wall, Jammy, Mr. Dependable.

4. What are the Hobbies of Rahul Dravid ?

ANS. He is very fond of Reading books, listening to music, and spending time with his friends and family.

5. What is the Net Worth of Rahul Dravid ?

ANS. His Net Worth is $23 Million ,in Indian Rupees 175 Crore, and Monthly more than 1 crore.