Rahul Dravid, Indiaโs head coach, turns 49 on Tuesday. (File) Former Indian captain and Team India’s head coach, Rahul Dravid turns 49 on Tuesday.
Warm birthday wishes to Rahul Dravid, the man who taught an entire generation the art of perseverance and patience. Watching him go about his business is the best advertisement on how to approach sport as well as life.
โ Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) January 11, 2022
He played 164 Tests, 344 ODIs and a T20I for India. He has scored 13,288 Test runs and 10,889 ODI runs. He scored 36 centuries in Tests and 12 in ODIs.
Happy birthday to the batter who made bowlers feel this ๐#TheWall pic.twitter.com/JJFNgEN68R
โ DK (@DineshKarthik) January 11, 2022
In 2012, Dravid announced his retirement from international cricket after representing India for 16 years.
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48 international centuries ๐Here’s wishing Rahul Dravid โ former India captain & current #TeamIndia Head Coach โ a very Happy Birthday. ๐ ๐ pic.twitter.com/qKEUd2WYpZ
โ BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2022
A brilliant cricketer, a wonderful human being and a fine coach. Wishing you a very happy birthday Rahul Dravid Sir. May god bless you.
— Shubman Gill (@ShubmanGill) January 11, 2022
Dravid started his professional coaching career in 2014 as a mentor for IPL franchise Rajasthan Royal, a team he had previously captained. He was also the mentor of Delhi Daredevils team in 2016 and 2017.
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest sportsman of all time๐. Wish you loads of success & happiness Rahul Bhai ๐ค.#HappyBirthdayRahulDravid pic.twitter.com/Bl6p91KeR0
— Suresh Raina๐ฎ๐ณ (@ImRaina) January 11, 2022
This Day. 2011. A successful bid for Rahul Dravid at the #IPLAuction. ๐๐#RoyalsFamily | #HallaBol pic.twitter.com/H0FCi1hOOq
โ Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 8, 2022
Dravid started work as coach of India A and India U-19 teams in 2015 and ever since has given direction to quite a lot of budding cricketers’ aspirations.
It was under his watchful eyes, Prithvi Shaw-led India won the U-19 Cricket World Cup in 2018. While a couple of years ago in 2016, Ishan Kishan-led team lost in the U-19 Cricket World Cup final with Dravid at the helm.
๐ 24,208 international runs
๐ 48 centuries and 146 fifties
๐ #U19CWC winning coach in 2018Happy birthday to India’s head coach, Rahul Dravid ๐ pic.twitter.com/HlVg3PVuV8
โ ICC (@ICC) January 11, 2022
He took charge of the Director of Cricket Operations at the National Cricket Academy, Bangalore, in 2019.
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Here’s wishing the ever-inspirational #RahulDravid on his special day.#HBDRahulDravid #HappyBirthdayDravid pic.twitter.com/OhpuUlXDXn
โ Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) January 11, 2022
For a significant part of his 16-year Test career, Dravid was the bulwark in India’s star-studded batting lineup that also included Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman.
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