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'''Rahul Sharad Dravid''' (born [[11 January]] [[1973]] in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an [[India]]n [[cricket]]er, and the former captain of the Indian team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. Dravid is one of only three Indian [[batsman|batsmen]] to have scored 9,000 runs in [[Test Match|Test cricket]] (the other two being [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and [[Sunil Gavaskar]]). On [[14 February]] [[2007]], he became the sixth player in history and only the third Indian after Tendulkar and [[Sourav Ganguly]] to score 10,000 runs in [[One Day International]]s (ODIs). On [[14 September]] [[2007]] he announced his resignation as captain of India team. He was named one of the [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year]] in [[2000]].

With a strong technique, he has been the backbone for the Indian team. Beginning with the reputation of being a defensive batsman who should be confined to Test cricket, he was dropped from ODIs as he was slow in making runs. However, in a period of his career he began consistently scoring runs in ODIs as well, earning him the award of ICC player of the year. His nickname of 'The Wall' in Reebok advertisements has now become a tribute to his consistency. Dravid has scored 29 centuries in Test cricket at an average of 53.75, including five double centuries. In one-dayers though he has an average of 39.43, and a strike rate of 71.17.

He is the [[Icon Player]] in the [[Bangalore Royal Challengers]] team which participates in the [[Indian Premier League]].

==External links==
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/28114.html Cricinfo Profile]

[[Category:Players|Dravid, Rahul]]
[[Category:Current Indian players|Dravid, Rahul]]