India’s batting legend and all time great Rahul Dravid turned a year older on the 11th of January. The “Wall” as called by his fans, turned 43 and is currently coaching the India U19 team for the World Cup scheduled to begin in a few weeks. Dravid has been among the classiest ambassadors for the sport and his contribution for India is simply beyond words and statistics. Dravid has not just been a solid batsman for the Indians, but his displays with the bat in testing conditions stand out as examples for all budding cricketers.
Fans on Twitter, wished Dravid on his birthday and below are some of the tweets.
Many Many Happy Runs Of The Day, Rahul Dravid!
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) January 11, 2016
The Rock upon which India’s batting stood, and flourished. Happy birthday, Rahul Dravid.
— Shirin Sadikot (@ShirinSadikot) January 11, 2016
A very Happy Birthday to Rahul Dravid. Wish you good health and may you continue to contribute to Indian cricket
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) January 11, 2016
You hear “Rahul….naam toh suna hi hoga”, and if the first person who comes in your mind is SRK thn u dnt deserve player like Rahul Dravid.
— Chikoo (@TweetErrant) January 11, 2016
” My jersey number is 19 not because of any superstition but because it’s the best way to remember my wife’s birthday ” ~ Rahul Dravid
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 11, 2016
Americans may not like Cricket much but even they named a street after Rahul Dravid, Wall Street. #TrueStory #HappyBirthdayDravid
— Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) January 11, 2016
Rahul Dravid ODI Batsman Test Batsman T20 Batsman Wicket keeper Captain Mentor Coach Commentator He is An Advertisement for Cricket
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 11, 2016
An indicator of Rahul Dravid’s greatness is that he has faced more than 31,000+ deliveries in test cricket, a record that still stands tall.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) January 10, 2016
While walls create boundaries and separate people, Rahul Dravid is the only Wall who brought people together. #HappyBirthdayDravid
— Aladdin (@Alllahdin) January 10, 2016
He’s the only batsman to get 10,000+ test runs at number 3. The best square cut in the history of the game. Happy Birthday, Rahul Dravid.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) January 10, 2016
Happy birthday to the best Indian batsman.. The one and only Rahul Dravid #HappyBirthdayDravid
— Sathish Kumar (@sathishsvg) January 11, 2016
Happy birthday Rahul Dravid! #greatest.
— Sameer Rajwade (@sameerrajwade16) January 11, 2016
One advantage that Dravid enjoys over Sachin is that he doesn’t have genuine haters! 🙂 #HappyBirthdayDravid
— Devvrat Unadkat (@DevvratUnadkat) January 11, 2016