Rahul Dravid (Indian Cricketer) Age, Biography, Family

Quick Info

Profession	Cricketer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	11/01/1973
Age	53 years
Birthplace	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Hometown	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Latest News about Rahul Dravid

15/03/2026

Rahul Dravid was honoured with the prestigious Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at the BCCI Naman Awards 2026, taking place in the national capital. He was one of three India legends recognized, alongside former BCCI chief Roger Binny and former women's captain Mithali Raj, for excellence throughout Indian cricket as a player, captain, and coach.

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Bio/Wiki

Full name	Rahul Sharad Dravid
Names Earned	Jammy The Wall Mr. Dependable

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 11" (180 cm)
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Natural Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
College/University	St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India St Joseph’s College of Business Administration, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Degree	Degree in Commerce

Personal Life

Address	Indira Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Hobbies	Reading books listening to music spending time with his friends and family

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Vijeta Pendharkar
Marriage Date	04/05/2003

Family

Father	Sharad Dravid (worked in a Kissan Factory)
Mother	Pushpa Dravid (Professor of architecture at University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore)
Siblings	Vijay Dravid
Spouse	Vijeta Pendharkar
Children	Samit Dravid Anvay Dravid

Career

International Debut

Test	20/06/1996 against England at Lord's
ODI	03/04/1996 against Sri Lanka at Singapore

Jersey Number

Domestic/State Team

Karnataka
Kent
Canterbury
Marylebone Cricket Club
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajasthan Royals

Coach/Mentor

Keki Tarapore
Gundappa Viswanath

Batting Style

Right-handed bat

Bowling Style

Right-arm off-break

Favourite Shot

Square Cut

Records

Most time spent at a crease in international cricket (735 hours and 52 minutes)
Most balls faced in Test cricket (31258 balls)
Most nineties in Test cricket (10)
Most catches by a non-wicketkeeper in Test cricket (210 catches)
Most consecutive innings without a duck in international cricket (173)
Most consecutive ODI innings without a duck (120)
First Indian captain to win a Test match on South African soil in 2006
Only Indian batter to score four consecutive hundreds in Test cricket
Most number of hundred runs partnerships in Test cricket (88)
The second most runs by a batter away from home in Test cricket after Sachin Tendulkar (8705)
Longest time spent at a crease by a Test cricketer (736 hours)
The first batter to score 10000 runs in Test cricket while batting at number three
The highest number of partnership runs (32039 runs)
Only Indian cricketer to score hundred in four back-to-back innings
Most runs in Tests which India won
Highest batting average by an Indian in a series across all formats (432.00)
The first man to score centuries in all Test-playing nations
Most match-winning partnerships in Test cricket
Oldest player for India to debut in T20Is (38 years and 232 days old)
Only Indian to score two back-to-back centuries at the World Cup
Most number of hundred-run partnerships in international cricket
First Indian to score five double centuries in Tests
Fastest fifty by an Indian wicketkeeper against New Zealand in 2003
The only batter to have 10 or more century stands with four other batters in international cricket
Most dot balls faced by a batter in Test cricket
Only Indian captain to win a test match in all six countries
One of the two batters in Test cricket to score 7500 plus runs in away matches along with Sachin Tendulkar
One of the two batters who have scored 21 or more hundreds in away Test matches
The only fielder in Test cricket to take 50 plus catches of two bowlers
Second most appearances in a partnership with a single batter (143 matches) after Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge
Most half-century stands between two batters in Test cricket
Most fifty-plus runs partnerships in Test cricket
First cricketer to play his 100th Test while batting at number three on home ground
The most partnership runs for the third wicket in test cricket
The only batter to forge two partnerships of 300-plus runs in ODI cricket
Only pair in Test cricket to have put on 300 plus runs along with Sachin Tendulkar for the same wicket and against the same opposition on two occasions – once at home and another on away soil
Most occasions of bowled dismissals in Test cricket (54)
Second batter to score most fours in Test cricket (1654)
Second fastest to 9000 runs in Test cricket

Awards

Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 1998
CEAT International Cricketer of the World Cup in 1999
Wisden Cricketer of the year in 2000
Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2004
ICC Award for the Test player of the year in 2004
ICC Cricketer of The Year in 2004
MTV Youth of the Year in 2004
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy in 2004
Sexiest Sportsperson in the year 2004
Captain of the ICC’s Test team in 2006
NDTV Indian of the Year’s Lifetime Achievement Award with Dev Anand in 2011
Don Bradman Award with Glenn Mcgrath in 2012
Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2013
Wisden India’s Highest-Impact Test Batter in 2015
Inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame in 2018
Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024-25

Test Career Stats

Matches	164
Runs	13288
Average	52.31
Centuries	36
Catches	210

ODI Career Stats

Matches	344
Runs	10889
Average	39.16
Centuries	12

Captaincy Record

Tests	25 matches, 8 wins
ODIs	79 matches, 42 wins

Retirement

Retired from international cricket in 2012

Favourites

Cricketer	Gundappa Viswanath Michael Holding Brian Lara Sachin Tendulkar Sunil Gavaskar
Cricket Ground	Eden Gardens (Kolkata) Lord’s Cricket Ground
Food	Chicken Tikka Masala Dal and Rice Mango Milkshake
Actor	Tom Cruise Aamir Khan
Actress	Demi Moore Michelle Pfeiffer
Film	Braveheart Ghost
Singer	Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen
Colour	Blue
Sportsperson	Roger Federer
Book(s)	‘Tough times never last, tough people do’ by Robert Schuller Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Sports	Hockey Football Badminton
Book(s	‘Tough times never last, tough people do’ by Robert Schuller Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

Style Quotient

Cars Collection	Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 Porsche 911 Carrera S

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Rahul Dravid does not smoke.
2. He began playing Cricket at 12 and scored a century for his school team.
3. He is from a Marathi family and his mother tongue is Marathi, although he lives in Karnataka.
4. His nickname "Jammy" comes from his father's work in a jam factory.
5. He was called "The Wall" after an advertisement by Reebok.
6. In his youth, he was selected for Karnataka's junior state hockey team.
7. Dravid had a habit of tapping bats and practicing in front of a mirror during his playing days.
8. His jersey number 19 signifies his wife's birthday for easy remembrance.
9. A school level tournament in Bangalore is named the "Jammy Cup" in his honor.
10. He is known for his exceptional batting techniques and considered a perfect batsman.
11. Winning the Cottonian Shield inter-school cricket tournament was the best moment of his school life according to Dravid.

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