Rahul Sharad Dravid is the famous Indian Cricketer who led the Indian Cricket team from October 2005 to September 2007. He made his international debut in 1996, and since then have been the back bone of the side. Now he became the coach of India A cricket team and U19 Cricket Team.
Early Life of Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid was born in the year 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh into a family of Maharashtrian Deshastha living Karnataka. He grew up in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Dravid studied at the St. Joseph's Boys High School, Bengaluru, where he earned the nickname Jammy, and then went to the St. Joseph's College Of Commerce.
Career of Rahul DravidHe was selected to enter the Ranji Trophy in February 1991 against Maharashtra in Pune, along with his future Indian team-mates Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath. Dravid made a disappointing start to his career making his debut in ODI against Sri Lankan cricket team in the Singer Cup. He was the third Indian batsman after Vijay Hazare and Sunil Gavaskar to score centuries in both innings of a match during the 1999 New Year's Test match against New Zealand.
Awards and recognitions of Rahul DravidDravid won the award for Wisden Cricketers of The Year in 2000. In 2004, the Padma Shri Award was conferred upon him. In the same year, Dravid also won the inaugural ICC Player of the year award and in addition was named the Test player of the year.
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