| Full Name |
Rahul Sharad Dravid |
| Nickname(s) |
Jammie, The Wall,
Mr. Dependable |
| Date of birth |
11,Jan,1973 |
| Place of birth |
Indore |
| Sun Sign |
Capricorn |
| School and College |
St.Joseph's,Bangalore |
| Family |
Dad
: Sharad Dravid (Worked for Kissan Jam)
Mom : Pushpa Dravid (Prof. for architecture
in College)
Brother: Vijay Dravid (Engineer, Plays cricket)
Wife: Vijeta Pendharkar
Son |
| Name of his home |
Srishti |
| Favorite color |
Blue |
| Career |
Indian Cricket Player
(Batsman, occasional bowler and wicketkeeper)
Deputy General Manager (In marketing division of India Cements
Ltd.) |
| First unofficial
century |
In school vs. St
Anthony's when he was 10 years
old. |
| Batting Style |
Right handed |
| Bowling Style |
Right arm off break |
| Cricket Gurus |
G R
Vishwanath, K K Tarapore, Roger Binny and Brijesh Patel |
| ODI Debut |
Vs. Sri Lanka
at Singapore, on 3/4/96 |
| Test Debut |
India v England at
Lord's, 2nd Test, 1996 |
| Memorable matches |
Debut at Lords and
the match in which he scored 148 at Johannesburg (3rd Test) |
| Worst match |
Third Test against
West Indies at Barbados |
| Major Teams |
India, Kent, karnataka |
| Assets |
Technical proficiency,
stylish strokes, consistency, good temperament and concentration |
| Cricket coach |
Keki Tarapore |
| Cricketing heroes |
G.R. Viswanath, Sunil
Gavaskar,Kapil dev & Martin Crowe |
| Favorite batsman |
Sachin Tendulkar |
| Bowlers he finds
difficult to face |
Javagal Srinath
and Allan Donald |
| Favorite/Least
favorite ground |
Favorite:
Lord's and Chinnaswamy Stadium
Least Favorite: None |
| Greatest influences |
Coach Keki Tarapore
and his parents |
| Complaint about
cricket |
Not much space between
matches on tour to see
touring country. |
| Changes to improve
the game |
Space out tours
and play a World Championship
of Test Cricket. |
| Other sportspersons
admired |
Pete Sampras (Tennis),
Prakash Padukone (Badminton) and V.Anand (Chess) |
| Hobbies |
Reading books and listening to music
Books- Author Richard Bach and
Thrillers and philosophical books
Music-Songs by Sting,
Chris de Burgh, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
|
| Favorite artistes |
Actor: Tom
Cruise, Aamir Khan
Actresses: Manisha Koirala, Demi Moore, Michelle Pfieffer |
| Favorite films |
Braveheart, Ghost |
| Favorite channel |
Discovery |
| Favorite cartoon |
Superman |
| Favorite food/drink |
Food: Homemade
Indian food, chicken and fish
Drink:Mango milkshake ,Pepsi |
| Favorite restaurant/holiday
place/hotel |
Restaurant:
Shezaan, Karavalli, Paradise Island
Holiday Place: Any forest resort
Hotel: Sandton Sun in Johannesburg |
| Favorite car |
Maruti 800,BMW |
| Favorite ad |
Anything that figures
him |
| Dream Woman |
He never remembers
what he dreams |
| Nightmare |
Get up and forget
to play Cricket |
| Embarrassing moment |
Once he got
out in a junior match and started crying in the dressing room
and his friends started laughing at him |
| Other interesting
facts |
He 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 |
| Most prized possession |
His INDIA
cap |
| Awards |
Arjuna Award-1999
one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year for the year 2000 |
| Goals
|
Likes to keep them
to himself |
| Ambition |
To play in a successful
Indian team for a long time. Win the World Cup. |
| Motto in life
|
Be a good human
being |
| A word about fans |
Fans are
great as long as they do not trouble his family and privacy |
