Rahul Dravid Birthday : When the world bowed down to Dravid…even today those five records are in the record books!

By Samira Vishwas On Jan 11, 2026

Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid : Today (January 11) is the birthday of the former head coach of the Indian team. As he turned 53 today, fans have been congratulating him on social media in various ways on his birthday. Dravid is popularly known as the Wall of India, Mr. Wall, who achieved many feats in his career and brought glory to the country not only as a player but also as a coach.

It is worth noting that when Rahul Dravid takes to the field, he is difficult to dismiss. Sometimes even the bowlers used to sweat. Dravid holds many historical records, but today let’s take a look at his top five records, which are almost impossible to break.

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Dravid’s record

1. Most balls faced in the history of Test cricket

Sachin Tendulkar played 200 Test matches, but no other cricketer in the world has bowled as many balls as Rahul Dravid in 164 Test matches (Rahul Dravid Stats). He is the only batsman to have played more than 30,000 balls in Test cricket. While Dravid played 31,258 balls, Sachin played 29,437 balls.

2. Centuries against all 10 Test playing nations

Rahul Dravid was the first batsman to score a Test century in all 10 Test-playing nations and scored centuries against nine Test-playing nations in total. However, there were only 10 Test nations during his tenure and after his retirement, Afghanistan and Ireland were given Test playing status.

Sachin Tendulkar held the record of scoring Test centuries against nine Test nations, but Shai Hope broke the record recently. He became the first player to score centuries against 12 test nations in all formats of international cricket.

5⃣0⃣9⃣ Intl matches
2⃣4⃣,2⃣0⃣8⃣ Intl runs
4⃣8⃣ Intl centuries
Winning Head Coach of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2⃣0⃣2⃣4⃣
Here’s wishing #TeamIndia great Rahul Dravid, a very Happy Birthday pic.twitter.com/6MvMVl8Lz5
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2026

3. More than 300 partnerships at most

Dravid has six 300-run partnerships in Test cricket, a world record. He is second only to Don Bradman and Graeme Smith. He is the batsman with most 300-plus partnerships for India in Test cricket.

4. Most consecutive ODI innings without scoring a zero

Dravid also holds the world record for most consecutive matches without getting out in ODI cricket.

5. Record for longest stay at the crease

Rahul Dravid is the only batsman in the world who has faced the most balls in Test cricket while spending the most minutes at the crease in Test cricket. He has spent 44,152 minutes at the crease in Test cricket, while Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of 41,304 minutes.