Dressing Room - Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid made his Test debut for India along with Sourav Ganguly in the 2nd Test versus England at Lords during India’s tour of England in 1996. He made a solid and composed 95 which did not get the due credit that it deserved because it was overshadowed by Ganguly’s 131 in the same Test. That was the story of Dravid’s career. He did not get the due credit that he deserved because his career overlapped with that of more flamboyant and charismatic batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman. This could be looked at in two ways depending on a person’s point of view. It either deprived him of well-deserved recognition or it left him free to carry on with his job of scoring runs for India without being distracted by excessive attention. 

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