Twitter Sends Birthday Greetings To "The Wall" Rahul Dravid

On this day, 47 years ago, a child was born, who took the game of cricket, as his profession and showed the real meaning of the gentleman sport. He went on to become a stalwart figure in India for his stunning records across the formats and also handing his services for the betterment of Indian Cricket at the world stage.

The wall of Indian cricket, Rahul Dravid turns 47 on Saturday. With over 24000 international runs and 489 centuries, Dravid is right up there on the list of India’s greatest cricketers. Since making his debut against England at Lord’s in 1996, Dravid is and continues to be a flag-bearer of Indian cricket.

Rahul Dravid played for 16 Years:

After finishing as a cricketer in 2012, bringing an end to a 16-year-long career, he continued to serve Indian cricket – first as coach of India A and Under 19 teams and currently as the director of the National Cricket Academy. For a significant part of his 16-year Test career, Dravid was the defence in India’s star-studded batting lineup that also included Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman.

Humbleness was his utmost quality. He went on to play 164 Tests, 334 ODIs and 1 T20I in an illustrious career lasting for over 16 years. Dravid is still the only Indian apart from Sachin Tendulkar to have scored more than 10,000 runs in Tests and ODIs.

Regarded as one of the best Test cricketers, Dravid did have very good ODI numbers to his credit too. He scored 10889 runs in 334 ODIs at an average of 39.16 but his record in Tests was impeccable – 13288 runs at a staggering average of 52.31 including 36 centuries, once again the best after Tendulkar among Indian batsmen.

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For his prolific form, Dravid was named ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2004 and has been a recipient of the Arjuna Award in 1998, Padma Shree in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in 2013. And also, Dravid was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame for delivering great services to the Indian National Cricket Team.

Here Are A Few Wishes:

Wishing The Wall – Rahul Dravid a very Happy Birthday. His exploits in Test cricket are well known but we thought we would relive one of his knocks in ODIs against New Zealand.
#HappyBirthdayRahulDravid ?? pic.twitter.com/psUsTPw8Xt

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2020

Wishing my good friend Rahul Dravid a very special birthday and a wonderful year filled with love,happiness and prosperity. pic.twitter.com/0zx7cmi5S1

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) January 11, 2020

Inspiration. Role Model. Legend. Wishing the great man , Rahul Dravid a very happy birthday #HappyBirthdayRahulDravid pic.twitter.com/x9fRuZ6so9

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) January 11, 2020

Happy Birthday Rahul Sir. Thankyou for your guidance and wishing you the best ?? pic.twitter.com/KAvyfJ1xHY

— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18) January 11, 2020

A tribute to #RahulDravid 🙂 Remember this ⁦@ShreyasIyer15⁩ ⁦@PrithviShaw⁩ pic.twitter.com/WrcuWgg0eB

— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye) January 11, 2020

Happy Birthday Jammy! The way you batted always created huge jams for the bowlers. Have a great one my friend. pic.twitter.com/JzCh9XW9iW

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 11, 2020

Wishing the the Great Wall of India a very happy birthday. Have a fabulous day Jammy pic.twitter.com/nVPY3SAhcm

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) January 11, 2020

2️⃣0️⃣ years of pure blockbuster performances!

Happy Birthday, legend ?#RahulDravid #HallaBol #RoyalsFamily pic.twitter.com/SxDMyb7YFo

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 10, 2020

Happy birthday #RahulDravid what a legend ? pic.twitter.com/oMQhVMFbav

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) January 11, 2020

Super Birthday to the rare embodiment of pure class. So rare that he's that guy whose advice just can't bore you! Here's some pure gold that'll hold good and inspire kids even in 3020! #HappyBirthdayDravid #WhistlePodu ?? pic.twitter.com/vWTyEWZoMI

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) January 11, 2020

https://twitter.com/Strangethinker9/status/1215832347423248384

Happy Birthday #RahulDravid ?

– Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2000
– ICC Test Player of the Year 2004
– ICC Player of the Year 2004
– Captain of the ICC's Test Team 2006
– ICC Hall of Fame 2018
– Wisden India's Highest Impact Test Batsman 2015 pic.twitter.com/7Dl3dzJcf7

— Akhil Gupta ? (@Guptastats92) January 11, 2020

https://twitter.com/NaGovardha1/status/1215712899487784961

Only Indian in Game of Thrones #RahulDravid

Happy Birthday champ ? pic.twitter.com/amahjF1rp2

— Rebellious™ (@flawsome_guy) January 11, 2020

Wishing #RahulDravid a very Happy Birthday! An inspiration for many..! Have a wonderful year ahead! #TheWall #HappyBirthdayRahulDravid pic.twitter.com/hGz7wzxftG

— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) January 11, 2020

Happy birthday to the 'Wall of Indian Cricket' #RahulDravid!#HappyBirthdayDravid #HappyBirthdayRahulDravid #TheWall pic.twitter.com/RidNrO9bCc

— Doordarshan National दूरदर्शन नेशनल (@DDNational) January 11, 2020

Sachin -GOD
Sourav ganguly-GOD OF OFFSIDE
VVS Laxman-GOD OF LEGSIDE
But even when these GODS fail they all hide behind the WALL.The wolf who lived for the pack.Happy birthday rahul dravid.Some succeeded because they are destined to
He succeeded because he was determined to. pic.twitter.com/iL5Qv3LwAo

— Saksham Varshney (@Sakshamvarshn16) January 11, 2020

From my understanding, I thought grinding only happens in the kitchen in the Mixer Grinder, but Dravid taught one can grind on the cricket pitch as well. We had it All when we had the Wall !#HappyBirthdayRahulDravid pic.twitter.com/eUVkpTtF8n

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 11, 2020

Excellent cricketer. Excellent person. 47. Cruising into another fine innings. Rahul Dravid.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 11, 2020