फ्राइडे को द्रविड़ जब अपना आखिरी मैच खेलने कार्डिफ में उतरेंगे तो सभी की नजरें इस बात पर टिकी रहेंगी कि क्या कप्तान महेंद्र सिंह धोनी और टीम इंडिया अपने इस अनुभवी बल्लेबाज को वनडे से विजयी विदाई दे पाएगी. दरअसल भारत का इंग्लैंड दौरे में अब तक निराशाजनक प्रदर्शन रहा है और चार टेस्टों की सीरीज 0-4 से गंवाने, एकमात्र ट्वेंटी-20 मैच हारने और वनडे सीरीज में 0-2 से पिछड़ जाने के बाद भारत के पास अंतिम वनडे में अपनी बची खुची प्रतिष्ठा बचाने का आखिरी मौका है.

15 facts

15 facts about 'the wall'

As Rahul Dravid prepares to step into his final limited overs match, here's a look at the amazing journey that The Wall undertook in his illustrious career.

Birthday: 11 January 1973

Three states: Born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh into a Maharashtrian family living in Karnataka.

Popularly known as: The Wall of Indian cricket

Education: Rahul Dravid has a degree in commerce from St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore.

Started playing: At the age of 12

Married to: On 4 May 2003, he married Vijeta Pendharkar, a surgeon from Nagpur. They have two children, Samit (born 2005)[20] and Anvay (born 2009).

Test debut: (cap 150) 20 June 1996 v England

ODI debut: (cap 339) 3 April 1996 v Sri Lanka

ODI shirt no. 19

Captain of the Indian cricket team: October 2005-September 2007[

For record books: He is the second Indian batsman, after Sachin Tendulkar, and the third international player to reach 12,000 runs in Test cricket.

Catches win matches: With more than 200 catches, Dravid currently holds the world record for the most number of catches in Test cricket

ODI career: On 14 February 2007, he became the sixth player over all and the third Indian (after Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly), to score 10,000 runs

in ODI cricket in cricketing history.

One and only: He is the first and only batsman to score a century in all ten Test playing nations.

As decision maker: One of Dravid's most debated decisions was taken in March 2004, when he was standing in as captain for an injured Sourav Ganguly. The Indian first innings was declared at a point when Sachin Tendulkar was at 194 with 16 overs remaining on Day 2.

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