Rahul Dravid Records

People have mixed feelings over Rahul Dravid batting. They say that Rahul Dravid batting in Test Cricket is awesome, but Rahul Dravid batting has been criticized in One Day internationals. They say that Rahul Dravid batting is conservative and defensive rather than attacking. However, after 1999 New Zealand tour, Rahul Dravid batting seemed to got rejuvenated.

Here are Rahul Dravid batting records:

Rahul Dravid batting records in Test Cricket:

Matches: 134
Innings: 233
Runs: 10,823
Highest Score: 270
Average: 52.53
100s: 26
50s: 57

Rahul Dravid batting records in One Day Cricket:

Matches: 337
Innings: 312
Runs: 10,761
Highest Score: 153
Average: 39.56
100s: 12
50s: 82

Rahul Dravid doesn’t bowl much. People have rarely seen Rahul Dravid bowling. It was once against South Africa , back in 2000, when people saw Rahul Dravid bowling. It was a good Rahul Dravid bowling performance, when he took 2 wickets for just 43 runs, when other Indian bowlers suffered a thrashing from South Africans. Rahul Dravid bowling could have been used more, but Ganguly, the then India captain, relied more on his and Tendulkar’s bowling.

Rahul Dravid bowling records:

Rahul Dravid bowling records in Test Cricket:

Matches: 134
Wickets: 1
Best Bowling in an innings: 1-18
Best Bowling in a match: 1-18
Average: 39.00

Rahul Dravid bowling records in One Day Cricket:

Matches: 337
Wickets: 4
Best Bowling in an innings: 2-43
Best Bowling in a match: 2-43
Average: 42.50

Due to his slow batting, Rahul Dravid has been criticized in the early part of his ODI career; thus people didn’t see many Rahul Dravid six shots. Especially, in Test Cricket, Rahul Dravid six count is just 15. He seldom uses his power to clear the boundary. In One Day Cricket, Rahul Dravid six count is 42. Because, of his slow and cautious batting, people seldom get to see a Rahul Dravid six. Even they don’t expect in every match that they’ll be able to see even a single Rahul Dravid six.

Count for Rahul Dravid century has not risen considerably in recent years mainly for two reasons. First, he wasn’t in dazzling batting form and second, he was dropped from ODI team in 2007. Though, he has made his comeback in the Indian team, Rahul Dravid century count is just 12. In Test Cricket, where he is a regular member of the team, Rahul Dravid century count is 26. His batting technique is so solid, that people wonder why Rahul Dravid century has not crossed even 30s. A Rahul Dravid century has come against all Test nations, but Rahul Dravid century is yet to come against all nations in ODIs.