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Rahul Dravid: The Mr. Consistent of Indian Cricket......A Brief Profile
Born: 24 April 1973, Bombay
Major Teams: India, Yorkshire, Bombay.
Known As: Sachin Tendulkar
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v Pakistan at Karachi, 1st Test, 1989/90
ODI Debut: India v Pakistan at Gujranwala, 2nd ODI, 1989/90
Born: 17 October 1970, Bangalore
Major Teams: India, Karnataka.
Known As: Anil Kumble
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break Googly
Test Debut: India v England at Manchester, 2nd Test, 1990
ODI Debut: India v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Australasia Cup, 1989/90
Born: 08 February 1963, Hyderabad
Major Teams: India, Derbyshire, Hyderabad.
Known As: Mohammad Azharuddin
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v England at Calcutta, 3rd Test, 1984/85
ODI Debut: India v England at Bangalore, 3rd ODI, 1984/85
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1991
Born: 08 August 1968, Mannar
Major Teams: Bombay.
Known As: Abey Kuruvilla
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: India v West Indies at Kingston, 1st Test, 1996/97
ODI Debut: India v West Indies at Port of Spain, 1st ODI, 1996/97
Born: 18 January 1972, Bombay
Major Teams: India, Bombay.
Known As: Vinod Kambli
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Test Debut: India v England at Calcutta, 1st Test, 1992/93
ODI Debut: India v Pakistan at Sharjah, Wills Trophy, 1991/92
Born: 31 August 1969, Mysore
Major Teams: India, Gloucestershire, Karnataka.
Known As: Javagal Srinath
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: India v Australia at Brisbane, 1st Test, 1991/92
ODI Debut: India v Pakistan at Sharjah, Wills Trophy, 1991/92
Navjot Singh Bhagwantsingh Sidhu
Born: 20 October 1963, Patiala, Punjab
Major Teams: India, Punjab.
Known As: Navjot Sidhu
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Bowler
Test Debut: India v West Indies at Ahmedabad, 3rd Test, 1983/84
ODI Debut: India v Australia at Madras, World Cup, 1987/88
Born: 14 September 1963, Princes Town, Trinidad
Major Teams: India, Tamil Nadu.
Known As: Robin Singh
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast
ODI Debut: India v West Indies at Port-of-Spain, 3rd ODI, 1988/89
Born: 08 July 1973, Calcutta
Major Teams: India, Bengal.
Known As: Sourav Ganguly
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v England at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1996
ODI Debut: India v West Indies at Brisbane, World Series, 1991/92
Born: 30 June 1973, Bangalore
Major Teams: Karnataka.
Known As: Dodda Ganesh
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v South Africa at Cape Town, 2nd Test, 1996/97 ODI Debut: India v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 1st ODI, 1996/97
Born: 11 January 1973, Indore
Major Teams: India, Karnataka.
Known As: Rahul Dravid
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Test Debut: India v England at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1996
ODI Debut: India v Sri Lanka at Singapore, Singer Cup, 1995/96
Rahul Dravid is very much like the batsman who comes from South. Likes to play his shots, mostly on the rise, relying more on timing than brute force. Dravid, who started his cricket at 12, grew up playing in the streets of Bangalore.
His school, St. Joseph's had a good team and Dravid did well in the junior tournaments to merit selection in the State under-15, under-17 and under-19 tournaments. In the home under-19 series against New Zealand, Dravid led India and did well with the bat with a century in the Test at Bombay and fifties in two one-day matches. His Ranji season in 1992 also was profitable.
He began with a 126 against Goa and followed it with a 128 against Kerala in the next match. In the crucial match against Tamil Nadu, he had a fifty. The season earlier, he made his debut against Maharashtra with a useful 82 at number 7. In the next game against Bengal, he slammed 134 at number six but Karnataka lost the match on quotient. Cricket was in Dravid's family.
His father played the game and his uncle, K. V. Dravid, played for he Holkars. It is thus understandable why Dravid always dreamt of becoming a cricketer. Dravid has been fortunate to have someone like G. R. Visvanath to help him. "He has helped me improve my technique and concentration," said Dravid, who goes about his innings session by session. K.K. Tarapore, Roger Binny, and Brijesh
Patel are others who helped Dravid polish his batting. A final year student of St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Dravid likes to play his shots with a penchant for the straight drive. His involvement in cricket is total, so much there are long periods of absence from college. Still, this 20-year-old has managed a first class academic record till now. Dravid, one of the most exciting batsmen in the country, is hopeful of a fruitful career in cricket.
Born: 01 February 1971, Jamnagar
Major Teams: India, Haryana.
Known As: Ajay Jadeja
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v South Africa at Durban, 1st Test, 1992/93
ODI Debut: India v Sri Lanka at Mackay, World Cup, 1991/92
Born: 06 June 1969, Gadag
Major Teams: India, Karnataka.
Known As: Sunil Joshi
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Test Debut: India v England at Birmingham, 1st Test, 1996
ODI Debut: India v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC), Singer World Series, 1996/97
Born: 19 December 1969, Baroda
Major Teams: India, Baroda.
Known As: Nayan Mongia
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Other: Wicket-Keeper
Test Debut: India v Sri Lanka at Lucknow, 1st Test, 1993/94
ODI Debut: India v Sri Lanka at Rajkot, 1st ODI, 1993/94
Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad
Born: 05 August 1969, Bangalore
Major Teams: India, Karnataka.
Known As: Venkatesh Prasad
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v England at Birmingham, 1st Test, 1996
ODI Debut: India v New Zealand at Christchurch, 4th ODI,1993/94
Born: 20 July 1976, Bubhaneswar
Major Teams: India, Orissa.
Known As: Debashish Mohanty
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 2nd Test, 1997/98
ODI Debut: India v Pakistan at Toronto, Sahara Cup, 1997
Born: 03 April 1973, Dombivili
Major Teams: Bombay.
Known As: Nilesh Kulkarni
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Test Debut: India v Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), 1st Test, 1997/98
ODI Debut: India v Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), Asia Cup, 1997/98
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