Rahul Dravid Birthday Special

Rahul Dravid (Indian Cricketer)

Rahul Dravid, born on January 11, 1973, is one of the greatest batsmen to have played for India. With over 23,000 international runs, he is only behind Sachin Tendulkar for India. He is also one of the most respected figures in the country across professions. Dravid symbolised the ‘nice guy’ and his pursuit of excellence in a 16-year-long international career that saw him walk into greatness. 

1. Maharashtrian and Tamil origins

Having grown up and lived in Bangalore, many tend to believe that Dravid hails from Karnataka. In reality, he is from a Marathi-speaking family. Dravid was born to Pushpa and Sharad in the city of Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Interestingly, the Dravids actually hail from Tamil Nadu and their ancestors had settled in Maharashtra. Also Read: #HappyBirthdayDravid: Rahul Dravid receives overwhelming birthday wishes from Twitterati

2. Father’s passion rubs off on the young boy

Dravid has often spoken about his father Sharad’s role in introducing him to cricket. The young Dravid would often accompany his father to cricket matches and there began his love affair with the game. In fact, journalist Sidhanta Patnaik has an interesting story on his blog. Dravid was born on January 11, 1973, when India and England were playing a Test match in Chennai. Even as his wife and new born son lay in bed in the hospital, Sharad Dravid ensured he did not miss out on the cricketing action and followed the proceedings on radio. No wonder, Dravid grew up to be so passionate about cricket. Click to read the full story on CricLife.

CREDITS:- India.com and Criclife.com