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Unassuming, workman-like and faultless to the hilt are words that one does not usually associate with cricketers, but Rahul Dravid is one exception to this rule.
With a biography that went by the title of “The Nice Guy Who Finished First” to his name, it would not come as a huge surprise.
He began his test career with a score of 95 at Lord’s and his batting, soaked in technique and dripping with grace has never looked back since.
He had been termed as a slow, test match batsman in the early portion of his career, but like a good student of the game, he mastered the shorter version as well to become a permanent fixture on the team.
His later accolades include a list of double-centuries in match-winning efforts and captaining the side – a natural progression from being India’s Mr. Dependable – to away series wins over England and West Indies and a test win against South Africa, before resigning from the captaincy.
Some term his ouster from being the leader of the ODI squad as conspiratorial, given his issues with the then national selector chairman, Dilip Vengsarkar.
The Craig Biggio of cricket?
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