Rahul Dravid turns 44, Wishes Flood Social Media
Jan 11, 2017, 16:57 IST
Rahul Dravid is currently coach of both the India A and Under-19 teams
New Delhi: Former captain and batting great Rahul Dravid, who is now grooming the Indian colts as coach, turned 44 on Wednesday and good wishes poured in for the iconic player on the social media.
Dravid's name was among the trending topics on Twitter with celebrities and fans offering good wishes to the batsman, who was nicknamed 'The Wall' for his stoic defence and reliability at the crucial No.3 position.
Dravid amassed 13,288 runs and 36 centuries in his 164 Test career. He was the captain of the Indian team from 2003 to 2007.
Dravid’s name was among the trending topics on Twitter with celebrities and fans offering good wishes to the batsman, who was nicknamed ‘The Wall’ for his stoic defence and reliability at the crucial No.3 position
In 344 ODI matches, Dravid notched up 10889 runs which included 12 hundreds and 83 fifties.
He was part of the legendary 'Fab-Five' in Indian cricket, also comprising Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and Sourav Ganguly. He is currently coach of both the India A and Under-19 teams.
Here are the tweets on Rahul's birthday:
Happy Birthday Rahul Bhai. Thank you for your encouragement & for being a great role model for all the budding cricketers out there ?
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 11, 2017
True gentleman & GREAT WALL of #Indian #cricket Wishing #RahulDravid a very Happy Birthday. DID YOU KNOW once he took 2 wickets in 2 balls! pic.twitter.com/gPZ6iYijRg
— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) January 11, 2017
He played in the V.
But was the biggest C. Commitment, Class,Consistency,Care. Proud to have played together.
Happy Birthday #RahulDravid . pic.twitter.com/eflnb49V6v— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 11, 2017
Happy Birthday #RahulDravid ! A legend who's transformed the U-19 team & one of the finest cricketers the world hs ever seen! pic.twitter.com/fcUxC9y3ea
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) January 11, 2017
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