Rahul Dravid in ODIs – A Statistical Tribute

 

Rahul Dravid bid farewell to one-day
internationals with a half century against England at Cardiff on 16.09.11. Here's
a comprehensive look at his numbers that matter.

 

Dravid's 69 in his final ODI made him the 50^th
ODI batsman to do so. He's the sixth Indian to do it. The complete list:

 

No	Batsmen	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	S Abid Ali	70	v New Zealand	Manchester	14 Jun 1975
2	S Amarnath	62	v Pakistan	Sahiwal	03 Nov 1978
3	GK Khoda	89	v Kenya	Bangalore	20 May 1998
4	A Jadeja	93	v Pakistan	Dhaka	03 Jun 2000
5	S Sriram	57	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	26 Dec 2004
6	Dravid	69	v England	Cardiff	16 Sep 2011

 

Dravid completed 1000 ODI runs against England
yesterday. He reached the milestone when he was on 57. His aggregate finally
stands at 1012. He became the fourth Indian batsman to score 1000 runs against
England. Others: Sachin Tendulkar {1455}, Yuvraj Singh {1187} and Virender
Sehwag {1008}.

 

The Firsts

 

He made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in Singapore
on 03.04.96 under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin. Batting at No. 4 he
scored 3 runs. He was caught behind by Romesh Kaluwitharana off Muttiah Muralitharan.

 

His first ODI fifty was a 90 against Pakistan in Toronto
on 17.09.96.

 

His first hundred was also against Pakistan at
Chennai on 21.05.97, He scored 107 in this game, famous for Saeed Anwar's 194.

 

His only score of 150 or more was against New
Zealand at Hyderabad-LBS on 08.11.99. He made 153.

 

Longevity
& Record Runs

 

Dravid is one of the seventeen ODI cricketers (and
four Indians) to appear in 300-plus games. The list: Tendulkar {453}, Dravid
{344}, Azharuddin {334} and Ganguly {311}.

 

Dravid is one of the eight ODI batsmen to
aggregate 10000-plus runs - Tendulkar {18111}, Ponting {13602}, Jayasuriya
{13430}, Inzamam {11739}, Ganguly {11363}, Kallis {11227}, Dravid {10889} and Lara
{10405}.

 

Dravid is one of the four batsmen with the unique ‘double'
of 10,000 in Tests and ODIs: Tendulkar {14965 runs in Tests and 18111 in ODIs},
Dravid {12775 runs in Tests and 10889 runs in ODIs}, Ponting {12411 runs in Tests
and 13602 runs in ODIs} and Kallis {11947 runs in Tests and 11227 runs in ODIs}

 

Dravid aggregated 1000 runs in three separate
calendar years - 1999 {1761 runs}, 2004 {1025 runs} and 2005 {1092 runs}.

 

Dravid is one of six batsmen who have faced 15000
plus deliveries in one day games - Tendulkar {20980}, Ponting {16876}, Inzamam {15812},
Kallis {15426}, Ganguly {15416} and Dravid {15284}.

 

Dravid has aggregated 3000 runs each at home, away
and neutral grounds. The following table shows his performance.

 

Venue	M	I	No	Runs	HS	Avg	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Home	97	91	12	3406	153	43.11	6	24	4	317	16
Away	120	113	15	4044	*123	40.97	2	37	4	349	16
Neutral	127	114	13	3439	145	34.04	4	22	5	284	10
Total	343	317	40	10820	153	39.06	12	82	13	946	42

 

Dravid is one of the 10 ODI batsmen to aggregate
1000 plus runs against six or more specific oppositions. The complete list:

 

No	Batsmen	Aus	Ban	Eng	RSA	Win	NZl	Ind	Pak	Srl	Zim
1	AC Gilchrist	-		1087	1127	-	1246	1622	-	1511	-
2	BC Lara	1858	-	-	1219	-	1068	1142	1771	1122	-
3	JH Kallis	1515	-	1054	-	1666	1432	1515	1217	-	1320
4	Mohd Yousuf	1016	-	-	1116	-		1430	-	1284	1033
5	Dravid	-	-	1012	1309	1348	1032	-	1899	1662	-
6	RT Ponting	-	-	1598	1795	1475	1971	2149	1107	1646	-
7	SC Ganguly	-	-	-	1313	1142	1679	-	1652	1534	1367
8	SR Tendulkar	3058	1455	-	2001	1573	1750	-	2474	2983	1377
9	SR Waugh	-	-	-	1581	1114	1088	1117	1003	-	-
10	ST Jayasuriya	-	1030	1195	1066	-	1519	2899	2517	-	-

 

Partnership
Records

 

During his 153 against New Zealand, Dravid added 331
runs for the second wicket with Sachin Tendulkar, who made 186. It's the only
instance of two batsmen making 150 or more in one innings in an ODI.

 

The 331-run partnership is still a record.

 

Dravid and Sourav Ganguly added 318 runs for the
second wicket against Sri Lanka in Taunton on 26.05.99 in the World Cup game of
1999.

 

These two partnerships are the only 300-run stands
in ODIs. It's to Dravid's credit that he featured in both.

                                            

Dravid has partnered two batsmen in adding 4000-plus
runs in ODIs. With Tendulkar he has added 4117 runs and with Ganguly, 4363
runs. He's the third batsman to do so with two partners after Tendulkar and Ganguly.

 

Tendulkar has 4000-plus runs with three partners -
Ganguly {8227}, Virender Sehwag {4312} and with Dravid. Ganguly has done it
with two partners - Tendulkar and Dravid.

 

Dravid has had 56 century partnerships. The wicket-wise
break-up: first wicket {03}, second {13}, third {14}, fourth {15}, fifth {09}
and wicket {02}.

 

The partner-wise break-up: Ganguly and Tendulkar
{11 each}, Mohammad Kaif {08}, Singh {05}, Azharuddin and VVS Laxman {04 each},
MS Dhoni and Sehwag {03 each}, Nikhil Chopra, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli,
Robin Singh, Robin Uthappa, S Ramesh and Vinod Kambli {01 each}.

 

Dravid's
Best 10 Partnerships

 

No	Partner	Wkt	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	SR Tendulkar	2	331	v New Zealand	Hyd-LBS	08 Nov 1999
2	SC Ganguly	2	318	v Sri Lanka	Taunton	26 May 1999
3	SR Tendulkar	3	237*	v Kenya	Bristol	23 May 1999
4	SC Ganguly	2	236	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	22 Mar 1999
5	V Sehwag	3	201	v Pakistan	Kochi	02 Apr 2005
6	SR Tendulkar	2	180	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	26 Sep 1998
7	SR Tendulkar	2	180	v South Africa	Nagpur	19 Mar 2000
8	SC Ganguly	2	175	v Zimbabwe	Ahmedabad	05 Dec 2000
9	V Kohli	3	170	v England	Cardiff	16 Sep 2011
10	SR Tendulkar	4	169	v England	Ch-le-St	04 Jul 2002

 

 

As Captain

 

Dravid has led India in 79 ODIs. His batting
record: 79 matches, 75 innings, 12 not outs, 2658 runs, highest 105, Average 42.19,
two hundreds and 25 half-centuries.

 

Dravid has assumed the dual role of
captain-cum-wicket keeper in five ODIs. In those games, he played five innings,
made 158 runs at 30.30 with one fifty. He had three dismissals - two catches
and one stumping.

 

Dravid is one of the four Indian captains who have
scored 25 half-centuries - Azharuddin {37}, Ganguly {30}, Dhoni {26} and Dravid
{25}.

 

Wicketkeeping
& Fielding

 

Dravid has kept wickets in 73 ODIs and effected 84
dismissals - 71 catches and 13
stumpings. His batting record as wicket keeper batsman read thus - 64 innings,
12 not outs, 2300 runs, highest 145, average 44,23, four hundreds and 14 half
centuries.

 

Overall, Dravid has 196 catches and 14 stumpings.

 

Dravid is one of the 24 fieldsmen {excluding
wicket keepers} with 100 or more catches in ODIs. Of them, the four Indian are Azharuddin
{156}, Tendulkar {136}, Dravid {124} and Ganguly {100}.

 

The Hundreds

 

Dravid has twelve ODI hundreds. Four of them are
in losing causes.

 

No	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Date	Result
1	107	v Pakistan	Chennai	21 May 1997	Lost
2	123*	v New Zealand	Taupo	09 Jan 1999	Lost
3	116	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	22 Mar 1999	Won
4	104*	v Kenya	Bristol	23 May 1999	Won
5	145	v Sri Lanka	Taunton	26 May 1999	Won
6	103*	v West Indies	Singapore	08 Sep 1999	Lost
7	153	v New Zealand	Hyd-LBS	08 Nov 1999	Won
8	109*	v West Indies	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2002	Won
9	104	v UAE	Dambulla	16 Jul 2004	Won
10	104	v Pakistan	Kochi	02 Apr 2005	Won
11	103*	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	06 Nov 2005	Lost
12	105	v West Indies	Kingston	18 May 2006	Won

 

The Fifties

 

Dravid, with 83 half-centuries, is among the four
batsmen with 80 or more fifties. The others: Tendulkar {95}, Inzamam-ul-Haq
{83}, and Jacques Kallis {82},

 

Dravid is one of the seven ODI batsmen to make 90
or more scores of fifty or more. The list: Tendulkar {143}, Ricky Ponting
{111}, Kallis {99}, Sanath Jayasuriya {96}, Dravid {95}, Ganguly {94} and
Inzamam {93}.

 

55 of Dravid's fifties are in wins. He's one of
the 14 batsmen to make 50 or more winning fifties. Two are Indians: Tendulkar
{91} and Ganguly {59}.

 

Twin
Hundreds

 

India has 22 ODI instances of two batsmen scoring
hundreds in one innings. Dravid figures in six of them. The list:

 

No	Batsman	Score	Batsman	Score	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	SC Ganguly	*130	Dravid	116	Srl	Nagpur	22.03.99
2	SR Tendulkar	*140	Dravid	*104	Ken	Bristol	22.05.99
3	SC Ganguly	*183	Dravid	145	Srl	Taunton	26.05.99
4	SR Tendulkar	*186	Dravid	153	NZl	Hyd-LBS	08.11.99
5	V Sehwag	108	Dravid	*104	Pak	Kochi	02.04.05
6	G Gambhir	103	Dravid	*103	Srl	Ahmedabad	06.11.05