Accordingly Dravid debuted at the Mecca of cricket and made a fine typical Test knock of 95 runs off 267 balls. Meanwhile he was agonizingly close to his century and overshadowed by fellow debutant sourav ganguly, who made 131. Apparently the not so famous Jack Russell also scored a century and was declared man of the match in the draw. 2. world cup 1999: Meanwhile in the match with sri lanka, Dravid stepped up the pace and scored a brutal 145 off 129 balls, as india posted a formidable 373-6. Perhaps it was Dada again who stole the show in the same match with his 183 run score studded with seven sixes.
Do you know who was the captain when india won its first ever Test on Pakistani soil? Not many people remember that it is Dravid at Multan in 2004. That Test is more remembered for Virender Sehwag's triple century and Dravid's declaration to deny sachin his double century. Apparently Dravid was a fine captain. Hence apart from the Windies victory as mentioned above, we also won against england in england in Tests. There was also the record of 17 consecutive chases in ODIs and the whole era was overshadowed by the Ganguly-Greg Chappell spat and Dravid quit captaincy mid-stream tired of the non-stop criticism from all over.
Moreover Dravid can arguably be called India's greatest ever match-winner in Tests, especially on foreign soil. 13,288 Test runs is no mean feat. One would have thought that such a player would get a befitting send-off. But that did not happen and he retired suddenly amidst the inglorious 0-8 overseas Test debacle. Perhaps this despite the fact that Dravid scored three centuries in his last tour of england and was the only performer amongst the batsmen in that tour.
