Rahul Dravid : The Wall

[Dhakshan]

No fans for Dravid?

It really is time for you to retire Rahul!

Prove your worth in this last innings at your home ground. You may be a hero everywhere but at Bangalore, you have been a big zero.

Take India to a win tomorrow and then announce your retirement. Do not block young asiprants.

Avar edatha neenga pudika poringala..
Yaara irukum

[Riyazz]

No fans for Dravid?

It really is time for you to retire Rahul!

Prove your worth in this last innings at your home ground. You may be a hero everywhere but at Bangalore, you have been a big zero.

Take India to a win tomorrow and then announce your retirement. Do not block young asiprants.

i m dravid fan. i support all time

[Maniraj]

dravid rocks. Want him to play more cricket. Such a nice character
Get back to form soon dravid

[wrap07]

http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news...r-Dravid-stand

In the general delight over India clean-sweeping Australia in the Test series, one fact passed by, quietly unnoticed. It came in the form of yet another milestone conquered by the two greatest batsmen of India's modern era - Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar.

During the second over of their stand, Tendulkar flicked Nathan Hauritz through the mid-wicket region for a single. That single was the 6082nd that these two had scored while batting together, taking them to the second spot in the table for most aggregate runs by a pair of batsmen. At the end of the match they had 6137 runs, and were within touching distance (345 runs) of the all-time mark of 6482 runs by Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes.

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair of batsmen:

Batting Pair Innings Not Outs Runs Highest Average100s 50s
Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes 148 11 6482 298 47.31 16 26

Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar 121 6 6137 249 53.37 18 24

Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer 122 4 6081 255 51.53 14 28
Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara 79 3 4891 624 64.36 12 21
Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting 76 5 4765 272 67.11 16 22

It is a testament to both their longevity as well as their prolific skill in scoring runs that these two batsmen have scored so many runs together.

Big partnerships are generally the preserve of the openers, and it is no coincidence that the two pairs flanking Dravid and Tendulkar are the two pairs of openers that have themselves been the best in the modern era and also been part of sides that have been the undisputed champions of their respective times. The only other pair of Numbers 3 and 4 on the list are Sangakkara and Jayawardene. While their average is impressive, the huge discrepancy in the runs they score at home versus away from home devalues their record a little. [For more details on their home and away records click here.]

Tendulkar and Dravid face no such discrepancies - in fact Dravid averages significantly higher away than at home. It also worth noting that Tendulkar and Dravid have the highest number of century partnerships of any pair in Test match history. When they bat together for any length of time, they are hard to separate.

It was fitting that the two veterans were at the crease when India clinched a clean-sweep against Australia.

[sathya_1979]

Mark my words, Dravid will be one of the Star performers Vs SA.

[Maniraj]

Mark my words, Dravid will be one of the Star performers Vs SA.

[Thirumaran]

Mark my words, Dravid will be one of the Star performers Vs SA.

[Maniraj]

Mark my words, Dravid will be one of the Star performers Vs SA.

[ajaybaskar]

Anybody came across this...

Asked about Pujara's promotion to the number three slot, Ponting took a jibe at Rahul Dravid. “I had a look at Dravid's record at Bangalore and it's not great. May be they were trying to be proactive and sent someone who can hit at a faster rate,” Ponting said.

http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article828788.ece

[sathya_1979]

Mark my words, Dravid will be one of the Star performers Vs SA.

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