By Qaiser Mohammad Ali, Lahore: Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid has earned kudos from former Pakistan captain and current chairman of the selection committee, Wasim Bari, who described him as a "very educated person".

"He looked a very educated person to me. The other day he saw me and came over to me on his own and said 'How are you Baribhai?'," Bari told his fellow selector Iqbal Qasim during the first India-Pakistan Test at Gaddafi Stadium here.

"It was nice of him to come and ask my well being. Normally, you do not find such players these days," said the wicketkeeper who played 81 Tests and 51 one-day internationals between 1967 and 1984.

When told that Dravid comes from a respected family in Bangalore and that his mother is a professor and a doctorate in fine arts, and his father is also a thorough gentleman, Bari said he was not aware of this.

"I don't know about his background, but I found him a decent person, unlike normal cricketers," said Bari, 57.

Dravid, 33, is one of most cultured cricketers in the world today, and is equally good at batting. His rock solid batting has earned him the sobriquet "The Wall".

The Indore-born right-handed batsman is playing his 95th Test here. He has scored 8,003 runs at an average of 57.16 before the Test began here Friday. He has also smashed 20 centuries.

In 275 one-day internationals, he has tallied 8,843 at 40.19, with 11 centuries.