Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid ***11/1/14***

Dravid is the current world record holder for the highest percentage(%) contribution of runs scored in matches won under a single captain, where the captain has won more than 20 Tests.
"Today is the Birthday of 'THE WALL' Rahul Dravid"
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Born on January 11, 1973, he belongs to the sun sign Capricorn. Being a Capricorn, Dravid is one of the most stable and most serious of the players. He has shown confidence, strong will and a calm behaviour during his excellent tenure.
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Dravid was top run scorer in the 7th World Cup(1999), scoring 461 runs. He is the only Indian to score two back to back 100's in World Cup's.
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With a strong technique, he has been the backbone for the Indian cricket team.
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Rahul Dravid is the only one to score a 100 in all 10 Test playing countries.SWaugh & Jayawardene also in 10 countries but 1 in UAE
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Dravid's sole Test wicket was that of Ridley Jacobs in the fourth Test against the West Indies during the 2001-2002 series.
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He has since delegated the wicket-keeping gloves, first to Parthiv Patel and more recently to Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
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Dravid was involved in two of the largest partnerships in ODIs: a 318-run partnership with Sourav Ganguly, the first pair to combine for a 300-run partnership, and then a 331-run partnership with Sachin Tendulkar, which is the present world record.
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