Rahul Dravid was officially inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame at a brief function here ahead of the final ODI between India and the West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram.
The announcement was made on July 2 by the ICC and on Thursday, he was handed over the cap by former India captain Sunil Gavaskar. Dravid is the fifth Indian to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame after Bishen Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, Gavaskar and Anil Kumble.
"It is a matter of great honour to be named by the ICC in the Cricket Hall of Fame. To find your name in a list of all-time greats across generations is something one only dreams of while setting out on a cricket career and the kind of recognition that would delight any player," Dravid was quoted as saying in an ICC media release after the induction.
A player has to complete 5 years after announcing retirement from international cricket to be eligible for this honour. Dravid quit cricket in 2012 after representing India in 164 Tests and 344 ODIs. He scored 13,288 runs in Tests along with 36 centuries and 10,889 runs in ODIs with 12 centuries and also led India to the famous Test series victory in England in 2007.
Dravid, who played a solitary Twenty20 International, was also a brilliant slip fielder and finished his Test career in 2012 with 210 catches, which is a world record.