Rahul Dravid turns 48: Wishes pour in for 'The Wall'

Rahul Dravid turned 48 on Monday and social media was flooded with birthday wishes for the former India captain both from fans and former cricketersDravid widely regarded as a Test specialist had a fantastic career in both ODIs and Tests as he finished his career with over 10000 runs each in both formats He played 164 Tests 344 ODIs and 1 T20I in which he scored 13288 10889 and 31 runs respectivelyDravid regarded as one of the finest batsmen ever to grace the game holds the record for facing the maximum number of balls by a batsman in Test cricket He faced a total of 31258 deliveries an average of 1906 balls per Test match across his careerVVS Laxman who shared some memorable partnerships with The Wall took to Twitter to send his warm wishes to a special friendWarm birthday wishes to a special friend with whom I shared a lot of wonderful memories and who continues to inspire us Wishing you a very special birthday and a wonderful year ahead Rahul Laxman saidWarm birthday wishes to a special friend with whom I shared a lot of wonderful memories and who continues to inspire us Wishing you a very special birthday and a wonderful year ahead Rahul pictwittercomS3hWufvD9rmdash VVS Laxman VVSLaxman281 January 11 2021Wishing a great man and a great birthday Rahul Dravid tweeted Irfan PathanWishing a great man and a great birthday RahulDravidmdash Irfan Pathan IrfanPathan January 11 2021Kehte hain Deewaaron ke bhi kaan hote hain Yeh deewar ke kaan toh hain hi jo sabko achhe se sunte hain balki bahut saaf hriday aur mann bhi hai When we had the Wall we had it All Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid wish you fulfillment in all that you do wished Virender Sehwag in his typical witty styleKehte hain Deewaaron ke bhi kaan hote hain Yeh deewar ke kaan toh hain hi jo sabko achhe se sunte hain balki bahut saaf hriday aur mann bhi hai When we had the Wall we had it All HappyBirthdayRahulDravid wish you fulfillment in all that you do pictwittercomDbV6VPUzPhmdash Virender Sehwag virendersehwag January 11 2021The International Cricket Council ICC put out some interesting stats about Dravid and tweeted More than 10000 runs in Tests and ODIs 194 fiftyplus scores most Test catches by a nonwicketkeeper most balls faced in Test cricket only player to be involved in two 300plus ODI partnerships Happy birthday to the incredible Rahul Dravid More than 10000 runs in Tests and ODIs 194 fiftyplus scores Most Test catches by a nonwicketkeeper Most balls faced in Test cricket Only player to be involved in two 300plus ODI partnershipsHappy birthday to the incredible Rahul Dravid pictwittercomYeSVrSwlbTmdash ICC ICC January 11 2021Wishing Rahul Dravid former India captain amp one of the finest batsmen to have ever graced the game a very happy birthday tweeted BCCI509 international caps24208 international runs48 international tons Most catches 210 in Tests Over 10000 runs in both Tests amp ODIs Wishing Rahul Dravid former India captain amp one of the finest batsmen to have ever graced the game a very Happy Birthday pictwittercomX2E181x5jKmdash BCCI BCCI January 11 2021Dravid was named the ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2004The former India captain who currently heads the National Cricket Academy NCA in Bengaluru was bestowed with the Arjuna award in 1998 while he received the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan in 2004 and 2013 respectivelyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever