Former India captain and current head coach Rahul Dravid is celebrating his 49th birthday on Tuesday (January 11). Dravid ended his career with 24,208 international runs in all format. (Source: Twitter)
Rahul Dravid is the first Indian to score five double-hundreds in Tests, each bigger than the previous -- 200 not out vs Zimbabwe, 217 vs England, 222 vs New Zealand, 233 vs Australia, 270 vs Pakistan. (Source: Twitter)
In 2006, Rahul Dravid scored at least a fifty in seven consecutive Tests, which bettered the previous Indian record of 50+ scores in 6 consecutive Tests for a single batsman. This record was shared by Vijay Hazare, Chandu Borde, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Sadagoppan Ramesh. (Source: Twitter)
Rahul Dravid is also the first Indian to score a century against every Test playing nation and only player to score a century against every Test playing nation away from home. (Source: Twitter)
Rahul Dravid is one among the only three batsmen to hit Test centuries in four consecutive innings. Dravid achieved this by getting scores of 115, 148, 217 and 100* in three successive matches against England and one against the West Indies in 2002. (Source: Twitter)