RAHUL DRAVID BIOGRAPHY:
Born on 11 January 1973 in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and brought up in Indiranagar, Bangalore, he is a true capricorn who is practical, sure-footed, energetically conservative and strong willed. For him, hardships are the path to fulfillment and happiness. Rahul Dravid, a Karnatakan of Maharashtrian brahmin origin, is an affable human being, born to Sharad Dravid and Pushpa Dravid (Professor of Architecture in College). He has a brother named Vijay Dravid. Rahul Dravid jobs engineering and plays cricket too. Dravid’s father worked for Kissan, a company known for jams and preserves and thus he earned the nickname Jammy from his teammates at St. Joseph’s, Bangalore. Rahul Dravid has a degree in commerce from St Joseph’s College of Commerce.
TID-BITS : (Professional Life) Major teams- India, Scotland, ACC Asian XI, ICC World XI, Karnataka, Kent Nickname- The Wall, Mr. Dependable, Jammy Batting style- Right-hand bat Bowling style- Right-arm offbreak Fielding position- Occasional wicketkeeper Test Debut- England v India at Lord’s (Jun 20-24,1996) ODI Debut- India v Sri Lanka at Singapore (Apr 3, 1996) His Coach- Former cricketer Keki Tarapore Top Score- Tests- 270 (in 2004- against Pakistan, at Rawalpindi), &n bsp; ODI’s- 153 (against New Zealand, Hyderabad, 1999-2000) TID-BITS : (Personal Life) Wife: Vijeta Pendharkar, a surgeon from Nagpur Married on: 4 May 2003 Son: Samit Dravid (Samit means ’composed’) Child born on: 11 October 2005 Name of his house: "Srishti" First Unofficial Century: vs St Anthony’s when he was 10 years old Memorable matches: Debut at Lords and 148 at Johannesburg (3rd Test) Worst Match: Third Test against West Indies at Barbados Cricketing Heroes: G.R. Viswanath, Sunil Gavaskar,Kapil dev & Martin Crowe Greatest Influences: My coach Keki Tarapore and my parents Current Players admired: Tendulkar, Azharuddin, J.Srinath & S.Waugh Favorite Grounds: Lord’s and Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bangalore) Hobbies: Reading, Listening to music. Favorite Singers: Sting, Chris de Burgh, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar Favorite Movies: Braveheart, Ghost Favorite Author: Richard Bach Favorite Books: Thrillers and philosophical stuff Favorite Actors: Tom Cruise, Aamir Khan Favorite Actresses: Manisha Koirala, Demi Moore, Michelle Pfieffer (especially in "Up Close and Personal") Other sportspersons admired: Pete Sampras, Prakash Padukone and V.Anand. Favorite Drink: Mango Milkshake, Pepsi Past time: Listening to old Hindi songs (really likes Kishore Kumar) Favorite channels: Discovery Favorite Colour: Blue Favorite cartoon characters: Superman Culinary Tastes: Prefer Indian food, especially home-cooked. (Mom’s cooking) Favorite Holiday Places: Any forest resort. Favorite Hotel: Sandton Sun in Johannesburg. Favourite Restaurant: Shezaan, Karavalli, Paradise Island Favorite Music: Slow Rock (Phil Collins and Sting) Favorite Songs: Unchained Melody--Air Supply &n bsp; I believe I can l fly----R. Kelly (Space Jam) &nbs p; Could you be loved----Bob Marley &n bsp; Greatest love of all-----Whitney Houston & nbsp; O Sanam-----Lucky Ali ; Afreen---------Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan &nbs p; Because you loved me---Celine Dion (OST- Up close & Personal) Goals: Likes to keep them to himself. Most Embarrasing Moment: When he got out in a junior match and started crying in the dressing room and his friends were laughing at him. Dream Woman : Unfortunately, he doesn’t remember what he dreams . Nightmare: Get up and forget to play Cricket! How in the Wildest of dreams he’d like to spend a Day/Night: Scoring a hundred and celebrating with friends. Future Career: Something to do with cricket View about fans: He says fans are great as long as they don’t trouble his family and privacy.
Motto in Life: Be a good human being. Hates: Nothing in particular Most Prized Possession: His India Cap. AWARDS: 1999 - Ceat Cricketer of the 1999 World Cup 2000 - Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2000 2004 - Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy 2004 - Padma Shri 2004 - ICC Player of The Year 2004 - ICC Test Player of The Year CONCLUSION: With a strong technique, he has been the backbone for the Indian cricket team. Infact the selectors are never in two minds,when it comes to including Dravid in the team; also owing to the fact that Dravid is the captain of the Indian cricket team. He is a strong leader who firmly believes that the team should be motivated by the very fact that they are representing their country. He has a massive fan following which is inevitable. According to me, he is the cutest, coolest, hottest, smartest, sexiest person on Earth (alongwith Mr. Shahrukh Khan)!! I believe that Dravid is absolutely Perrrrfect(with a capital P)! He is a perfect son, perfect brother, perfect sportsperson, perfect captain, perfect husband, perfect father, perfect leader, perfect role model, perfect friend and a perfect human being!! As you can see,I am crazily in love with this impeccable and immaculate man. In the end, I would just say one thing: Worship him!