Full name: Rahul Sharad Dravid

    Nicknames: The Wall, Mr. Dependable and Mr. Reliable

    Date of birth: 11 January 1973

    Place of birth: Indore, India

    Speaks: Hindi and English fluently

    Schools attended: St Joseph's, Bangalore 

    Degree: B.A. in Commerce from St. Joseph's Boys College

    Zodiac sign: Capricorn

    Occupation: Captain of the Indian Cricket Team

    Major teams: Karnataka, India, ACC Asian XI, Scotland and Kent

    ODI debut: India vs. Sri Lanka, Singer Cup , 1995/1996

    Test debut: India vs. England, 2nd Test at Lord's, 1996

    Batting style: Right hand bat

    Bowling style: Right arm off-break

    Other: Wicket-keeper

    Height: 5'11'' (approx.)

    Signature:  Click here to view signature

    Martial status: Happily married to Vijeeta Pendharkar

    Family: Parents - Sharad (worked for Kissan) & Pushpa Dravid (received PhD in art)

   Siblings - Younger brother Vijay Dravid (did engineering and also plays cricket)

                 Wife - Vijeeta Pendharkar (practicing surgeon in Nagpur)

   Children - Son Sumit (born on October 11, 2005)

    Greatest influences: Parents and coach Keki Tarapore

    Name of house: Srishti

    Assets: Concentration and ability to stay cool 

    Likes: Reading and listening to music

    Hates: Nothing in particular

    Favorite color: Blue

    Favorite cars: BMW and Maruti 800

    Favorite genre of books: Philosophy and thrillers

    Favorite author: Richard Bach

    Favorite movie: Braveheart, Ghost, and Rocky (Hindi)

    Favorite actors: Tom Cruise and Aamir Khan

    Favorite actresses: Julia Roberts, Demi Moore, Michelle Pfieffer and Manisha Koirala

    Favorite singers: Sting, Chris de Burgh, Kishore Kumar, and Lata Mangeshkar 

    Favorite songs: I believe I can fly by R. Kelly, Could you be loved by Bob Marley, Greatest

     love of all by Whitney Houston, Because you loved me by Celine Dion, O Sanam by Lucky Ali,    

     and Afreen Afreen by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

    Favorite type of music: Slow Rock

    Favorite TV channel: Discovery

    Favorite cartoon: Superman

    Favorite pastime: Listening to old Hindi songs

    Favorite foods: Chicken tikka masala, daal and rice and anything mom cooks

    Favorite restaurants: Shezaan, Karavalli, and Paradise Island

    Favorite drinks: Pepsi, and mango milkshake

    Favorite hotel: Sandton Sun (Johannesburg, South Africa)

    Favorite vacation spot: A forest resort

    Most memorable match: 1st Test at Lord's

    Cricketing heroes: G.R Vishwanath, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, and Martin Crowe

    Current favorites: Sachin Tendulkar, Javagal Srinath, Azharuddin, and Steve Waugh

    Future Cricket stars: Murali Karthik, Ajit Agarkar, Harbajan Singh

    Other favorite sportsmen: Micheal Jordon, Prakash Padukone, V. Anand and Pete Sampras

    Worst match: Third Test against West Indies at Barbados

    Most favorite venue: Lord's and Chinnaswamy Stadium

    Least favorite venue: Nothing in particular

    Saddest cricketing moment: When India failed to chase 120 against West Indies in the 3rd

     test at Barbados in 1997

    Ambition in Cricket: To play for India and win a many Tests abroad

    Philosophy in life: Be a good human being

    Most prized possession: Test cap

    Dream woman: Doesn't remember what he dreams

    Most embarrassing moment: Cried in the dressing room after getting out in a junior match

     and his friend laughed at him.

    Rahul's Indian XI: Gundappa Viswanath, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vensarkar, Vijay Merchant, Syed

     Kirmani, Tendukar, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Erapalli Prasanna, and Bishen Bedi