Dravid Best Moments& knocks

Dravid's century at Bristol against Kenya was eclipsed by Sachin Tendulkar's, as the pair added an unbroken 237 runs for the third wicket


Dravid teamed up with Sourav Ganguly against Sri Lanka to pile up 318 for the second wicket


Dravid finished as the highest run-getter in the World Cup


Dravid was in good form as India made the final of the ICC KnockOut Trophy in Kenya


He top scored in the victory in the first match in Bangalore Against Australia


The famous win in the Natwest Trophy in 2002 convinced India to adopt a seven-batsman strategy
Wicketkeeper - Dravid began to handle several roles with ease


India's batting order was in good fettle as they stormed to the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka. The final was washed out, and the trophy shared with the hosts


Dravid's century helped India chase down 325 against West Indies in Ahmedabad


Dravid adapted his game to become a dangerous floater as India surged through the league stages of the 2003 World Cup


Dravid adapted his game to become a dangerous floater as India surged through the league stages of the 2003 World Cup


He smashed a 22-ball 50 against New Zealand at home, only the second fastest by an Indian batsman


Dravid contributed 74 off 64 balls as India registered a famous win against Australia in Brisbane


Dravid top scored with 99 in the electric Karachi ODI that marked a resumption of ties between India and Pakistan


With form and fitness catching up with Ganguly, Dravid found himself captaining the team off and on - a job that was going to become his own on a full-time basis soon.





Greg Chappell's appointment as coach coincided with Dravid's ascension to full-time captaincy, and together they ushered in the post-Ganguly era


Dravid, Yuvraj and MS Dhoni formed the bulwark of the Indian middle order as India strolled to a 4-1 win in Pakistan


Dravid scored the last of his 12 ODI tons in Kingston as India completed another victorious chase


Dravid was among the runs, but India's young guns went through a slump in the Champions Trophy


The Chappell way was shunned, but the return of senior players did not work, and India were eliminated in the first round of the 2007 World Cup


Soon after, he produced one of his best ODI knocks - a 63-ball 92 against England in Bristol


A poor series against Australia followed, at the end of which Dravid was dropped altogether from the Indian ODI side


He continued to contribute in Tests, but his ODI career seemed all but over - until the selectors panicked ahead of the 2009 Champions Trophy in seaming South Africa and recalled their go-to man


Dravid had no part to play in India's World Cup win at home in 2011


His last innings was a microcosm of his ODI career - a polished 69 that allowed the belligerent Virat Kohli express himself at the other end. Dravid walked back to warm applause from the England fielders and the crowd at Cardiff

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