Rahul Sharad Dravid (lang-kn?????? ???? ???????, lang-mr????? ??? ??????) AudioRahul_Dravid.oggpronunciation (born 11 January 1973) is one of the most experienced cricketers in the Indian national team (Indian national cricket team), of which he has been a regular member since 1996. He was appointed as the captain of the Indian cricket team in October 2005 and resigned from the post in September 2007. Dravid was honored as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2000. Dravid was also awarded the ICC Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year at the inaugural awards ceremony held in 2004.

Known as the Wall due to his ability to bat for long durations, Dravid holds multiple world cricketing records. He is the second Indian batsman, after Sachin Tendulkar, and the fifth international player to have scored more than 11,000 runs in Test cricket. On 14 February 2007, he became the sixth player in the history of world cricket and the third Indian, after Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, to score 10,000 runs in ODI (One Day International) cricket. He is the first and the only batsman to score a century in all ten Test playing nations. With more than 185 catches, Dravid currently holds the world record for the highest number of catches in Test cricket. Dravid has also been involved in more than 75 century partnerships with 18 different partners — a world record.