He scored 95 in his first Test inning. How many runs did he score in his last Test inning?
59
25
72
x
Dravid made his debut at Lord's in June 1996. He scored 1 and 25 in his last Test against Australia at Adelaide in January 2012.
How many Tests did Dravid play?
122
171
164
x
Dravid played 164 Tests, scoring 13,288 runs, with 36 centuries and 63 fifties.
Against which team did he score his first Test century?
South Africa
Australia
Zimbabwe
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His first century came at the Wanderers in 1997 -- he scored 148 against a South African attack featuring Allan Donald, Lance Klusener and Shaun Pollock. He also scored 81 in the second innings.
What is his highest Test score?
222
223
270
x
His highest score -- 270 -- came against Pakistan in Rawalpindi in 2004, a Test India won by an innings and 131 runs. Dravid played 740 balls and was at the crease for 12 hours. He never scored a 200 again.
Each of his five Test double centuries, Wikipedia notes, was higher than his previous double century: 200*, 217, 222, 233, 270.
In the first Test at Multan on the 2004 tour of Pakistan, what controversy was Dravid involved in?
He was given out handling the ball.
He declared the innings with Sachin Tendulkar stranded at 194 not out.
He was given a one match suspension for slow over rate.
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The Multan game was Dravid's first Test as captain -- he was standing in for an injured Sourav Ganguly -- and though he has said that he cleared up the air with Sachin, the mystery about that declaration continues to this day.
Why the hell did he declare with Tendulkar just 6 runs away from a 200 with 16 overs left in the day?
In the famous Eden Gardens Test of March 2001, Dravid and V V S Laxman shared a 376 run stand. Laxman scored 281. How much did Dravid score?
136
191
180
x
Most fans applaud Laxman's majestic knock, but Dravid's 180 was no less sensational. He came into bat after unexpected failures in preceding games, batted at the unfamiliar number 6 spot, and battled cramps and dehydration though his inning.
In his 286 Test innings, Dravid played more balls than any other batsman in cricketing history. How many balls?
31,258 balls.
28,265 balls.
30,221 balls.
x
One of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 2000, Dravid was also the ICC's first Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year (in 2004).
Dravid was never really given his due as a one day player though he played 344 ODIs.
How many runs did he score in ODIs?
10,889 runs.
8,035 runs.
7,367 runs.
x
He scored 10,889 runs at an average of 39.16. And he scored 12 ODI 100s and 83 50s. Dravid was also involved in two 300+ ODI partnerships -- 318 runs with Sourav Ganguly, the first such partnership in ODIs, and 331 runs with Sachin Tendulkar.
Dravid has taken only one Test wicket. Which West Indian cricketer was his victim?
Brian Lara.
Ridley Jacobs.
Ramnaresh Sarwan.
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Ridley Jacobs caught Laxman bowled Dravid 118.
Dravid's figures in the fourth Test at St John's, Antigua: 9-3-18-1.
It was also Jacobs' highest Test score. Dravid himself scored 91.
Dravid stepped down as captain in September 2007 just before an ICC tournament. Who took over from him for that competition?
Anil Kumble
Sachin Tendulkar.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
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It was the first ICC T20 tournament in South Africa. India won the competition and Dhoni didn't look back after that triumph. Anil Kumble captained India in Tests until he stepped down in 2008, after which Dhoni took charge of all the India teams.
How many Tests did Dravid captain India in?
27
25
21
x
In the 25 Tests Dravid led India in, he won 8, lost 6 and drew 11, giving him a win rate of 32%.
Sachin Tendulkar also led India in 25 Tests, won 4, lost 9 and drew 12, giving him a win rate of 16%.
Sourav Ganguly led India in 49 Tests, won 21, lost 13 and drew 15, giving him a win rate of 42.86%