Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid: All Time Great Records Of 'The Wall'

Rahul Dravid birthday: Rahul Dravid has played 344 matches in ODIs, in which he has scored 10889 runs. His best score in this format is 153 runs. He has scored 12 centuries and 83 half-centuries in ODIs. He played only 1 T20 international match, in which he scored 31 runs. (Photo Courtesy: AFP)

Rahul Dravid birthday: Significantly, Rahul Dravid, who is loved by fans for his calm nature and gentle style, has played 164 Test matches in his career, in which he scored 13288 runs. His highest score is 270 runs and has 36 centuries and 63 half-centuries in Test cricket. (Photo Courtesy: AFP)

Rahul Dravid birthday: Rahul Dravid holds the record for most century (100-plus) partnership in Tests. Dravid, along with Sachin Tendulkar, has stitched a 100-plus partnership on a total of 20 occasions in Test cricket, which is a record. (Photo Courtesy: AFP)

Rahul Dravid birthday:Rahul Dravid is the only batsman to have played more than 30,000 balls in Test cricket. The BCCI had acknowledged that Dravid had played a total of 31,258 balls in his Test career. (Photo Courtesy: AFP)

Rahul Dravid birthday:Rahul Dravid has been the first batsman in the world to score a century against all 10 teams playing Test cricket. The record of completing the most catches in Test cricket has also been registered in Rahul's name. He has taken 210 catches in Test cricket. This is the most number of catches taken by any non-wicketkeeper player. (Photo Courtesy: AFP)

Rahul Dravid birthday:Rahul Dravid holds the record for most balls played by a batsman in Test cricket, which is very special. In his 16-year career, Rahul faced 31,258 balls and spent a total of 736 hours at the crease, which is a world record! (Photo Courtesy: AFP)

Rahul Dravid birthday:Rahul Dravid is one of the few batsmen to begin his career playing in 'Home of Cricket', Lord's cricket ground. Rahul has been considered as the most technically sound batsman in the history of Test cricket in India. He was included in the national team in 1996, replacing the injured Sanjay Manjrekar. In this match, he played a remarkable innings of 95 runs. On Dravid's birthday, let's look at some top records he made during his career. (Photo Courtesy: AFP)

Rahul Dravid birthday: January 11 is a very special day in the history of Indian cricket, because on this day, Rahul Dravid, the legendary cricketer and popularly known as ' The Wall' of Team India, was born today. Dravid, who turned 48 today, was born on 11 January 1973 in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh. He made his Test debut against England in June 1996. (Photo Courtesy: AFP)