Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid: A look at The Wall's finest knocks in Tests

Rahul Dravid turns 49, here's a look at The Wall's finest knocks in Tests

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It is hard to go past his 180-run innings against Australia at the Eden Gardens in 2001

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Another knock is his 270-run innings against Pakistan at Rawalpindi in 2004

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The most under-rated knocks of Dravid has to be his 146-run knock against England at the Oval in 2011

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In the ODI format, he took up as a wicket-keeper since the management thought that they could play an extra bowler if a batter also turns to be the wicket-keeper

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Dravid is the only player to be involved in two 300-plus ODI partnerships

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Dravid took over the head coach's role of Team India in November last year

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