Happy B’Day India Head Coach Rahul Dravid. Rahul’s full name is Rahul Sharad Dravid, Dravid was born on 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, Rahul is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team, currently serving as its head coach. His nickname is The Wall, The Great Wall, Jammy, Mr. Dependable, Rahul’s batting style is right-handing. and his bowling style is a right arm off break. This is Dravid’s 48th birthday.
Rahul’s Personal Life :-
Born in a Marathi family and raised in Bangalore. Rahul started playing cricket at the age of 12. After the level by playing under-15. And under-17 and under-19 games in Karnataka.
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Known as The Wall, Dravid was naming one of the Five Cricketers of the Year by the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in 2000. And won the Player of the Year and Test Player of the Year awards at the inaugural ICC Awards ceremony in 2004.
In December 2011, he became the first non-Australian cricketer to deliver the Bradman lecture in Canberra. Indian badminton player Pranay Kumar, para-swimmer Sharath Gaikwad, and young golfer S. Chikkarangappa were part of the initial group of athletes mentoring by Rahul Dravid. In July 2018, Dravid became the fifth Indian cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.
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His Achievements And Awards :-
National Honours :-
- 1998 – Arjuna Award recipient for achievements in cricket.
- 2004 – Padma Shri – India’s fourth highest civilian award.
- 2013 – Padma Bhushan – India’s third highest civilian award.
Other Honours:-
- 1999 – CEAT International Cricketer of the World Cup.
- 2000 – Dravid was one of the five cricketers selecting as Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
- 2004 – ICC Cricketer of the year – Highest award in the ICC listings.
- 2006 – Captain of the ICC’s Test Team.
- 2004 – MTV Youth Icon of the Year.
- 2004 – ICC Test Player of The Year, ICC Cricketer of The Year.
- 2011 – NDTV Indian of the Year‘s Lifetime Achievement Award with Dev Anand.
- 2012 – Don Bradman Award with Glenn McGrath.
- 2015 – Wisden India’s Highest Impact Test Batsman.
- 2018 – ICC Hall of Fame.
Rahul’s Coaching :-
Dravid was appointing the head of cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). He was “in charge of overseeing all cricket-related activities at the NCA. Including advising, coaching, training and motivating players, coaches and support staff at the NCA”.
As head of the NCA, he was inclusively praising for developing. A steady supply of qualifications to the senior team. And improving the player’s fitness and rehabilitation regimen.
In November 2021, he was authorizing as the head coach of the Indian national cricket team.
Dravid’s Domestic Career :-
Dravid started playing cricket at the age of 12 and has led Karnataka at the under-15, under-17, and under-19 levels. Former cricketer Keki Tarapore saw Dravid’s worth. It was the first time Dravid scoring a century for his school team. And which as coaching at the Chinnaswamy Stadium summer camp.
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Dravid’s first full stint was in 1991–92. Which he scored two centuries and scored 380 runs at an average of 63.30. And was selecting for the South Zone cricket team in the Duleep Trophy. Dravid caught the attention of the national team selectors. With his good performance for India A in the home series against England A in 1994–95.
