Personal Information
Family Dad's Name : Sharad Dravid
Mom's Name : Pushpa Dravid
Brother's Name : Vijay DravidSons Names-SAmit & Anway
Name of his house : "Srishti"
Education School : St. Joseph's, Bangalore
College : St. Joseph's, Bangalore
Indian School First Unofficial Century : St. Anthony's when he was 10 years old
Cricket in Blood-The game of cricket runs in Dravid's family. His father has played the game and his uncle, K.V.Dravid played for the Holkars.
First step towards Cricket-Dravid started playing cricket at the age of 10 in the streets of Banglore. His school had a good cricket team and Rahul performed well in the Junior Tournaments to merit selection in the state under 15, under 17 and under 19 tournaments. Rahul though failed to deliver in his debut ODI match at Singapore in the Triangular Tournament( India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), it was his Test debut performance in the England tour which earned him a permanent berth in the Indian Team.
Guides-According to Dravid G R Vishwanath, K K Tarapore, Roger Binny and Brijesh Patel are the ones who helped him in polishing his batting techniques .
Favourites of Dravid Singers : Sting, Chris de Burgh, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
Movies : Braveheart, Ghost
Books : Thrillers and PhilosophicalCar : Maruti 800, BMW
Actors : Tom Cruise, Aamir Khan
Actresses : Demi Moore, Michelle Pfieffer
Drink : Mango Milkshake
Pastime : Listening to old Hindi songs
Channel : Discovery
Colour : Blue
Cartoon Character : Superman
Hangouts : Shezan, Paradise Island
Ads : "Any one that figures me!!"
Eating HabitsPrefers Indian food, especially home-cooked. As per him his mother is the best cook. He prefers his mother's food to any five star hotel in the world. He is a 'Daal Chawal' kind of person, who also enjoys chicken and fish occasionally.
Travelling Likes travelling and seeing different places. Was a little disappointed that he could not see Sun City during his trip to South Africa.
Most Embarrassing MomentOnce he got out in a Junior match and started crying in the dressing room. Seeing this his friends started laughing and teasing him.
Love for AnimalsHe loves nature and animals and is more of a country person. He is always willing to contribute to a good cause. Loves watching wild life programs.Favourite Music
Unchained Melodies (Air Supply)
I believe I can fly (R.Kelly)
Could you be loved (Bob Marley)
Greatest love of all (Whiteny Houston)
O Sanam (Lucky Ali)
Afreen (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan)
Because you loved me (Celine Dion)
Other's
Greatest Asset : Concentration
Memorable Moment : Debut at Lord's and 148 at Johannesburg
Inspiration : Family
Hobbies : Reading, Listening to music
Goals : Likes to keep them to himself
Dream Woman : Unfortunately, he doesn't remember what he dreams
Coach : Keki TaraporeEnjoys in his free time : With family and friends
Hates : Nothing in particular
View about fans-Fans are great as long as they do not trouble his family and privacy.
Mom's Name : Pushpa Dravid
Brother's Name : Vijay DravidSons Names-SAmit & Anway
Name of his house : "Srishti"
Education School : St. Joseph's, Bangalore
College : St. Joseph's, Bangalore
Indian School First Unofficial Century : St. Anthony's when he was 10 years old
Cricket in Blood-The game of cricket runs in Dravid's family. His father has played the game and his uncle, K.V.Dravid played for the Holkars.
First step towards Cricket-Dravid started playing cricket at the age of 10 in the streets of Banglore. His school had a good cricket team and Rahul performed well in the Junior Tournaments to merit selection in the state under 15, under 17 and under 19 tournaments. Rahul though failed to deliver in his debut ODI match at Singapore in the Triangular Tournament( India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), it was his Test debut performance in the England tour which earned him a permanent berth in the Indian Team.
Guides-According to Dravid G R Vishwanath, K K Tarapore, Roger Binny and Brijesh Patel are the ones who helped him in polishing his batting techniques .
Favourites of Dravid Singers : Sting, Chris de Burgh, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
Movies : Braveheart, Ghost
Books : Thrillers and PhilosophicalCar : Maruti 800, BMW
Actors : Tom Cruise, Aamir Khan
Actresses : Demi Moore, Michelle Pfieffer
Drink : Mango Milkshake
Pastime : Listening to old Hindi songs
Channel : Discovery
Colour : Blue
Cartoon Character : Superman
Hangouts : Shezan, Paradise Island
Ads : "Any one that figures me!!"
Eating HabitsPrefers Indian food, especially home-cooked. As per him his mother is the best cook. He prefers his mother's food to any five star hotel in the world. He is a 'Daal Chawal' kind of person, who also enjoys chicken and fish occasionally.
Travelling Likes travelling and seeing different places. Was a little disappointed that he could not see Sun City during his trip to South Africa.
Most Embarrassing MomentOnce he got out in a Junior match and started crying in the dressing room. Seeing this his friends started laughing and teasing him.
Love for AnimalsHe loves nature and animals and is more of a country person. He is always willing to contribute to a good cause. Loves watching wild life programs.Favourite Music
Unchained Melodies (Air Supply)
I believe I can fly (R.Kelly)
Could you be loved (Bob Marley)
Greatest love of all (Whiteny Houston)
O Sanam (Lucky Ali)
Afreen (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan)
Because you loved me (Celine Dion)
Other's
Greatest Asset : Concentration
Memorable Moment : Debut at Lord's and 148 at Johannesburg
Inspiration : Family
Hobbies : Reading, Listening to music
Goals : Likes to keep them to himself
Dream Woman : Unfortunately, he doesn't remember what he dreams
Coach : Keki TaraporeEnjoys in his free time : With family and friends
Hates : Nothing in particular
View about fans-Fans are great as long as they do not trouble his family and privacy.
Meet My Family
Fans always to want see the other side of the life of their favourite star. Similarly, Rahul Dravid’s fans also want see Rahul Dravid family photos including Rahul Dravid wife. World changed for Rahul Dravid on May 4, 2003 , when Dravid married Vijeta Pendharkar. Rahul Dravid wife is a doctor from Nagpur , Maharashtra . You can even catch the vintage collection of Rahul Dravid’s marriage where he is wearing an off-white sherwani and jodhpuri mojdis and Rahul Dravid wife is wearing a grey-maroon silk Sari in Gujrati style.
Rahul Dravid wife gave birth to their first son Samit on October 11, 2005 to extend Rahul Dravid’s family. Rahul Dravid’s family extended even during Indian Premier League 2009, as Vijeta gave birth to their second child.
Rahul Dravid wife gave birth to their first son Samit on October 11, 2005 to extend Rahul Dravid’s family. Rahul Dravid’s family extended even during Indian Premier League 2009, as Vijeta gave birth to their second child.
Timeline
- 1973 - Born 11 January 1973, in Indore
- 1984 - Attended a summer coaching camp at KSCA's Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, where his talents were spotted by former cricketer turned coach Keki Tarapore (There was another Keki Tarapore [Mumbai, deceased] with whom people confuse this gentleman who also passed on.)
- Scores his first century in an unofficial match for his school team St. Joseph's against St. Anthony's.
- Scores a double hundred for the Karnataka schools team which he smashed against Kerala.
- Selected for the under-15 Karnataka team.
- Stops keeping wickets on advice from Gundappa Vishwanath, Roger Binny, Brijesh Patel and coach Keki Tarapore.
- 1985 - Gets recognised in Bangalore as a prodigy after becoming the first ever to score a century in the Cottonian Shield inter school tournament (Juniors) for St. Josephs High School against Baldwin Boys' High School, in the final.
- 1991 - Ranji debut against Maharashtra.
- 1996 - Double century in Ranji finals, vs. Tamil Nadu.
- 1996 - Test debut at Lords, England after Sanjay Manjrekar was injured and Navjot Singh Sidhu flew back home after a fracas with captain Azharuddin. Makes 95.
- 1997 - Maiden Test hundred (148), vs. South Africa, third Test, Johannesburg.
- 1997 - First one day hundred (107), vs. Pakistan, Independence Cup, Chennai.
- 1998 - Dropped from One Day squad for the ODI tournament in Bangladesh.
- 1999 - Hundred in both innings (190,103) against New Zealand in Hamilton.
- 1999 - Makes 461 runs, including three 50s and two 100s in World Cup.
- 1999 - Signs up with Kent for the 2000 English county season.
- 2001 - Scores 180, while V. V. S. Laxman makes 281, in a fifth-wicket stand of 376 as India defeat Australia at Eden Gardens, ending 16 Test-winning streak by Australia.
- 2004 - Career best 270 against Pakistan, at Rawalpindi.
- 2005 - Succeeds Sourav Ganguly as Test and ODI captain.
- 2005 - The Nice Guy Who Finished First by Devendra Prabhudesai, released by coach Greg Chappell.
- 2006 - Scores first century as captain, at Lahore, vs. Pakistan.
- 2006 - Contributed in a remarkable 410 runs partnership with Sehwag at Multan.
- 2006 - Leads India to snatch their first ever test victory on South African Soil.
- 2007 - Leads India in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, held in West Indies.
- 2007 - After India's tour of England, resigns from Indian captaincy.
- 2007 - Dropped from the Indian ODI Squad after poor series against Australia.
- 2008 - Reached the landmark of 10000 Test runs, in the first Test of the series against South Africa in Chennai on 29 March
- 2009 - Reached the catching record for a fielder in test cricket with 182 catches, in the third test against New Zealand in Wellington on 6 April.