On Rahul Dravid's birthday, see his 5 records which are impossible to touch!
Sports Desk, New Delhi. Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid: Today (January 11) is the birthday of former head coach of the Indian team Rahul Dravid. He turns 53 today. On the occasion of his birthday, fans are congratulating him in different ways on social media. Dravid is famous as the Wall of India, Mr. Wall, who achieved many achievements in his career and brought glory to the country not only as a player but also as a coach.
Let us tell you that when Rahul Dravid stood on the pitch, it became difficult to take down his wicket. Many times even the bowlers would start sweating. Although Dravid has many historical records in his name, but today let's take a look at his top-5 records, which are almost impossible to break.
Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid: Dravid's unbreakable records
1. Most balls faced in Test cricket history
Sachin Tendulkar played 200 matches in Test cricket, but no other cricketer in the world has faced the number of balls that Rahul Dravid (Rahul Dravid Stats) has faced in 164 Test matches. He is the only batsman who played more than 30 thousand balls in Test cricket. Dravid faced 31258 balls, while Sachin played 29437 balls.
2. Centuries against all 10 Test playing nations
Rahul Dravid was the first batsman to score a Test century in all 10 Test playing countries and scored centuries against a total of 9 Test playing countries. However, during his time there were only 10 Test nations and after his retirement, Afghanistan and Ireland got the status of Test playing nations.
Sachin Tendulkar had the record of scoring Test centuries against 9 Test countries, but recently Shai Hope made a new record. This is the first time a century has been scored against 12 test-nations in all formats of international cricket.
3. Highest partnership of 300 plus runs (Test)
Dravid has made a record of partnerships of more than 300 runs 6 times in Test cricket, which is a world record. Don Bradman and Grainne Smith are at second position. He is the batsman who has made the most number of 300+ run partnerships for India in Test cricket.
4. Most consecutive ODI innings played without any duck
Dravid also holds the world record for playing most consecutive matches in One Day International cricket without getting out for zero.
5. Record of staying at the crease for the longest time
Rahul Dravid is the only batsman in the world who has not only played the most number of balls in Test cricket but has also spent the most number of minutes at the crease in Test cricket. He has spent 44152 minutes at the crease in Test cricket. Whereas Sachin Tendulkar has a record of 41,304 minutes.
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