Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid: Five Interesting Facts About 'The Wall' As He Turns 50

The Wall of India, Rahul Dravid needs no introduction. He is celebrating his 50th birthday on Wednesday, January 11. He is one of the finest batters to have played the game, no matter how deadly the bowler is, he had the power to bail you from any situation. Mr technically sound, The Jammy, The Wall and what not, here’s take a look at the 5 intriguing facts about him. (Getty)

Rahul Dravid has 13,288 runs in his kitty in the red ball format and Sachin Tendulkar(15921 runs) is the only one who is ahead of him in the list. (Getty)

The Wall made his India debut in a one-day international against Sri Lanka in April 1996 and went on to become the top run getter at the 1999 World Cup with 461 runs. (Getty)

Rahul Dravid has taken 210 catches and is the record holder for taking the most catches in Test cricket. (Getty)

The current head coach of India is the only batter in the history to have played the most number or deliveries in Test cricket. He faced 31, 258 balls in the longest format of the game. (Getty)

Dravid is the only red ball batter who spent most number of minutes at the crease. He stood in the middle for about 735 hours and 52 minutes which makes it to 44,152 minutes. (Getty)