Rahul Dravid, a former captain of India, is considered one of the nation’s all-time greatest batters. He is called “The Wall” and “Mr Dependable” for his solidity and supreme technique with the bat. He has amassed 24,177 runs in his international cricket career so far. Dravid is an invaluable asset to players today, like Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, and many more, as they were coached under him during their U-19 days. He became the Head of Cricket in the NCA in 2019 after working for four years mentoring the junior side. His appointment as the Indian National Team’s coach followed later in 2021.
Earlier, he took charge as the IPL’s Rajasthan Royals’ head coach in 2014. In 2015, he was named as the India A team’s and U-19 team’s head coach. India played well under his coaching but fell short of capturing the 2016 U-19 World Cup. Afterwards, in the 2018 U-19 World Cup, India defeated Australia by eight wickets to win the tournament under his guidance. Rahul Dravid was accorded the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, India’s fourth and third most prestigious civilian honours, respectively. Meanwhile, the three bowlers highlighted below have dismissed him from contests for the most time throughout their international careers.
Brett Lee (10)
Few bowlers have inevitably dominated all three game formats in the history of international cricket. One of them is Brett Lee, who is regarded as one of Australia’s top pacers throughout time. Rahul Dravid has been sacked by Brett Lee 10 times in his tenure. Furthermore, David’s performance versus Lee hasn’t been all that impressive.
Muttiah Muralitharan (10)
Although records are meant to be broken, Muttiah Muralitharan might have raised the bar too high. He concluded his career with over 800 wickets in Tests, and he also holds the record for most wickets in ODIs with 534 firings. Dravid has been expelled by Muttiah Muralitharan a total of ten times. Throughout the Tests and ODIs, Muralitharan has taken the most wickets in cricket.
Jason Gillespie (9)
Jason Gillespie dismissed Dravid a total of 9 times during his career. Gillespie played for Australia in 71 Tests, 97 ODIs, and 1 T20 International. In the game’s longest format, he concluded his career with 259 wickets, whereas in one-day internationals, he picked up 142.