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He is one of the legends of the cricket history, not just of India but of the world as a whole. While Sachin Tendulkar has always been the greatest batsman from India and Virendra Sehwag, the bowler extraordinaire, Rahul Dravid has been the perfect example of a model cricketer. It was not just his batting or the level headed composure that made him a stalwart cricket player, but the fact that the whole essence of his being was intertwined with the intricacies of the principles of cricket made him a technically perfect player. With Dravid’s retirement, India lost one of the best cricket player to have ever graced our history. Below are some of the interesting facts and trivia about this prolific sportsman. • His full name is Rahul Sharad Dravid. He was born on 11 January 1973. • He is part Tamilian, on his father’s side. • He has a degree in Commerce from St. Joseph’s college, Bangalore. • Dravid is the only player in cricket history to have made his debut and retired, all in the same match. He has only ever played one Twenty20 match. • Dravid had an unusual nick name ‘Jammy’ growing up. He was given this particular moniker because his father worked in a jam manufacturing company. • A local school tournament has been spun off this particular nickname called the ‘Jammy Cup’ and man of the match is called ‘Jammy of the day’. • Before making his foray into cricket, he played hockey for a while. He was such a good player that he was even selected to be a part of the Karnataka's junior state team. • Rahul Dravid profile is replete with honors, records and plaudits galore. • He is slated as the first batsman to score a century in every Test playing nation. • He was the top scorer in the 1999 Cricket World Cup with a tally of four hundred and sixty one runs. • He is the sixth player in the world and the third Indian to cross the 10,000 run mark in the One Day Internationals. • Virendra Sehwag has been the greatest batsman from Indian cricket team. • He is the first Indian to secure back to back centuries in a World Cup event. • In the first inning of his debut test match, Rahul Dravid scored 95 runs from 267 balls for the Indian cricket team. • He made his first One Day International appearance against Sri Lanka in Singer Cup tournament on 3rd April 1996 at the Padang, Singapore. • He along with Glenn McGrath was honored during the seventh edition of Bradman Awards function in Sydney on 1 November 2012.
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