Rahul Dravid(pronunciation(helpinfo); born 11 January 1973) is a formerIndian cricketerandcaptain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in thehistory of cricket.[1][2][3]Born in aMarathifamily, he started playing cricket at the age of 12 and later represented the state team at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels. Hailed asThe Wall, Dravid was named one of the best fivecricketers of the yearbyWisden Cricketers' Almanackin 2000 and received thePlayer of the Yearand the Test Player of the Year awards at the inaugural ICC awards ceremony in 2004.[4][5]In December 2011, he became the first non-Australian cricketer to deliver theBradman OrationinCanberra.[6]As of October 2012, Dravid is the fourth-highestrunscorer in Test cricket, afterSachin Tendulkar,Ricky PontingandJacques Kallis, and is only the second Indian cricketer, after Tendulkar to score 10,000 runs both in Tests and in ODIs.[7][8]In 2004, after completing his century against Bangladesh in Chittagong, he became the first and the only player till date to score a century in all the ten Test-playing countries.[9]As of October 2012, he holds the record for the most number of catches taken by a player (non-wicket-keeper) in Test cricket, with 210.[10]In August 2011, after receiving a surprise call in the ODI series againstEngland, Dravid declared his retirement from ODIs as well asTwenty20 International(T20I), and in March 2012, he announced his retirement from international andfirst-class cricket. He appeared in the2012 Indian Premier Leagueas captain of theRajasthan Royals.[11]Rahul Dravid, along withGlenn McGrathwere honoured during the seventh annual Bradman Awards function in Sydney on 1 November 2012.[12]Dravid has also been honoured with thePadma Bhushanaward, India's third highest civilian award.[13]In 2014, Rahul Dravid joined theGoSports Foundation,Bangaloreas a member of their board of advisors. In collaboration withGoSports Foundationhe is mentoring India's future Olympians and Paralym