Monday, December 31, 2007

Dravid's Personal choices:


Full name:
Rahul Sharad Dravid.

Nicknames:
The Wall, Mr. Dependable and Mr. Reliable.

Date of birth:
11 January 1973.

Place of birth:
Indore, India.

Zodiac sign:
Capricorn.

Height:
5'11'' (approx.).

Speaks:
Hindi, English, Kannada, Marathi.

Schools attended:
St Joseph's, Bangalore.

Degree:
B.com. from St. Joseph's Boys College.

Major teams:
Karnataka, India, ACC Asian XI, Scotland and Kent.

ODI debut:
India vs. Sri Lanka, Singer Cup , 1995/1996.

Test debut:
India vs. England, 2nd Test at Lord's, 1996.

Batting style:
Right hand bat.

Bowling style:
Right arm off-break.

Other:
Wicket-keeper.

Marital status:
Happily married to Vijeeta Pendharkar.

Family:
Parents - Sharad (worked for Kissan) & Pushpa Dravid (received PhD in art).
Siblings - Younger brother Vijay Dravid (did engineering and also plays cricket).
Wife - Vijeeta Pendharkar (practicing surgeon in Nagpur).
Children - Two sons - Samit (2005) and Anvay (2009) .

Greatest influences:
Parents and coach Keki Tarapore.

Name of house:
Srishti.

Assets:
Concentration and ability to stay cool.

Likes:
Reading and listening to music.

Hates:
Nothing in particular.

Favorite color:
Blue.

Favorite cars:
BMW and Maruti 800.

Favorite genre of books:
Philosophy and thrillers.

Favorite author:
Richard Bach.

Favorite movie:
Braveheart, Ghost, and Rocky (Hindi).

Favorite actors:
Tom Cruise and Aamir Khan.

Favorite actresses:
Julia Roberts, Demi Moore, Michelle Pfieffer and Manisha Koirala.

Favorite singers:
Sting, Chris de Burgh, Kishore Kumar, and Lata Mangeshkar.

Favorite songs:
I believe I can fly by R. Kelly, Could you be loved by Bob Marley, Greatest love of all by Whitney Houston, Because you loved me by Celine Dion, O Sanam by Lucky Ali, and Afreen Afreen by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

Favorite type of music:
Slow Rock.

Favorite TV channel:
Discovery.

Favorite cartoon:
Superman.

Favorite pastime:
Listening to old Hindi songs.

Favorite foods:
Chicken tikka masala, daal and rice and anything mom cooks.

Favorite restaurants:
Shezaan, Karavalli, and Paradise Island.

Favorite drink:
Pepsi, and mango milkshake.

Favorite hotel:
Sandton Sun (Johannesburg, South Africa).

Favorite vacation spot:
A forest resort.

Most memorable match:
1st Test at Lord's.

Cricketing heroes:
G.R Vishwanath, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, and Martin Crowe.

Current favorites:
Sachin Tendulkar, Javagal Srinath, Azharuddin, and Steve Waugh.

Future Cricket stars:
Murali Karthik, Ajit Agarkar, Harbajan Singh.

Other favorite sportsmen:
Micheal Jordon, Prakash Padukone, V. Anand and Pete Sampras.

Worst match:
Third Test against West Indies at Barbados.

Most favorite venue:
Lord's and Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Least favorite venue:
Nothing in particular.

Saddest cricketing moment:
When India failed to chase 120 against West Indies in the 3rd test at Barbados in 1997.

Ambition in Cricket:
To play for India and win many Tests abroad.

Philosophy in life:
Be a good human being.

Most prized possession:
Test cap.

Dream woman:
Doesn't remember what he dreams.

Most embarrassing moment:
Cried in the dressing room after getting out in a junior match and his friend laughed at him.

Rahul's Indian XI:
Gundappa Viswanath, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vensarkar, Vijay Merchant, Syed Kirmani, Tendukar, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Erapalli Prasanna, and Bishen Bedi.

6 comments:

  1. Plz correct the spellings of Samit
    Its SAMIT and not Sumit as you have spelt.

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  2. my fav who is a living legend and the great wall of india.the rodel model for me but i do not get the perfect
    defence as he gets

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  3. THE WALL is the best & he will b best forever.......no one can take his place.........hats of you............. DRAVID .....

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  4. thank you for this............i like rahul dravid very much.............so now i know what are his favourites.............once again thank you...........

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  5. Very accurate! His new house is called Samanvay though. :)

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