Rahul Sharad Dravid (born 11 January 1973) is one of the most experienced cricketers in the Indian national team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. He was appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team in October 2005 and resigned from the post in September 2007. Dravid was honored as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2000. Dravid was also awarded the ICC Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year at the inaugural awards ceremony held in 2004.
Personal information:
| Full name | Rahul Sharad Dravid |
| Born | 11 January 1973 (1973-01-11) (age 37) Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Nickname | The Wall, Jammy |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Batting style | Right-handed |
| Bowling style | Right arm off spin |
| Role | Batsman, Wicketkeeper |
International information:
| National side | India |
| Test debut | 20 June 1996 v England |
| ODI debut | 3 April 1996 v Sri Lanka |
| ODI shirt no | 19 |
Career statistics:
| Competition | Test | ODI |
| Matches | 142 | 339 |
| Runs scored | 11,490 | 10,765 |
| Batting average | 52.94 | 39.43 |
| 100s/50s | 29/58 | 12/82 |
| Top score | 270 | 153 |
| Balls bowled | 120 | 186 |
| Wickets | 1 | 4 |
| Bowling average | 39.00 | 42.50 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 1/18 | 2/43 |
| Catches/stumpings | 196/0 | 196/14 |
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