Rahul Dravid recalls his Test debut 20 years ago in Lords

Rahul Dravid's test jersey. Facebook
Rahul Dravid’s test jersey. Facebook

Internet Desk: Former India captain Rahul Dravid on Monday evening posted a  photograph of his India jersey for Test cricket on his facebook page, recalling  his debut at the home of cricket 20 years ago against England. Dravid made his Test debut on June 20, 1996 against England alongside former India captain Sourav Ganguly.

The two went on to captain India in different time periods, setting strong examples in leadership as well as in batsmanship. Dravid played 164 Tests and 344 ODIs as well as only one T20 — against England close to 5 years ago in August 2011.

Dravid retired from cricket after India’s poor tour of Australia in 2011-12, and since then he has been associated with cricket in some or the other way. He has been involved as the coach of India A and India Under-19 teams, as under his tenure, the Under-19 team made it to the final of the World Cup held in Bangladesh earlier this year.

The right-handed batsman remains a text book for batting as well as in leadership for many upcoming players. Dravid was criticised for being too slow in his approach in ODI cricket, but after 344 appearances, he ended up with 10,889 runs with 12 centuries and 83 centuries.