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Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid is popularly known as:

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Answer: Option C — The Wall

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Rahul Dravid, the former Indian cricket captain, is popularly known as "The Wall" because of his very solid defensive batting technique, which made him very hard to dismiss. He is also called "Mr. Dependable" for his reliability in difficult situations.

Rahul Dravid's career highlights:

  • He was born on 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and grew up in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
  • He made his Test debut at Lord's in 1996 (scoring 95), in the same match as Sourav Ganguly, who scored a century.
  • He scored over 13,000 runs in Test cricket and over 10,000 runs in ODIs.
  • He held the world record for the most catches by a non-wicketkeeper fielder in Test cricket (210) until England's Joe Root passed it in 2024.
  • He was the captain of India in all formats from 2005 to 2007.

His famous innings include 180 at Kolkata in 2001 against Australia, in a partnership with V. V. S. Laxman, which helped India win after following on.

He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2018.

After retirement, he became coach of the India A and Under-19 teams, then head of the National Cricket Academy, and was head coach of the Indian men's team from 2021 to 2024. India won the 2024 T20 World Cup under his coaching.

Famous nicknames of Indian cricketers:

  • Sunil Gavaskar: "Little Master" or "Sunny".
  • Sachin Tendulkar: "Master Blaster" and "Little Master".
  • Kapil Dev: "Haryana Hurricane".
  • S. Dhoni: "Captain Cool" and "Thala".
  • Virender Sehwag: "Nawab of Najafgarh".
  • Sourav Ganguly: "Dada" and "Prince of Kolkata".

Why not the other options?

  • ✗"The Little Master" refers to Sunil Gavaskar (and Sachin Tendulkar).
  • ✗"The Haryana Hurricane" refers to Kapil Dev.

"Captain Cool" refers to M. S. Dhoni.

Quick tip

Remember: Rahul Dravid = "The Wall" or "Mr. Dependable"; head coach for 2024 T20 World Cup win; Gavaskar = Little Master; Kapil = Haryana Hurricane; Dhoni = Captain Cool.

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