The name of Rahul Dravid is usually associated with the words ‘consistent’, ‘reliable’ and of course, ‘The Wall’. That’s because Dravid has seen the Indian cricket team through some tough times. He has fought with his bat, donned the wicket-keeper’s gloves, been a captain and even took a saline drip to make sure that his nation wins.
Rahul Dravid has also earned a lot of respect due to his calm demeanour on the field. And while his peers have attained a lot of traction, he has always chosen to remain underrated and spoken with his work. So, after winning numerous matches for India and coaching the U-19 team to World Cup glory, Dravid has now been inducted into ICC’s Hall of Fame.
ICC announced today, through its Twitter handle, that Rahul Dravid has entered the Hall of Fame, along with Ricky Ponting and Claire Taylor.
BREAKING: Rahul Dravid inducted into the #ICCHallofFame. pic.twitter.com/2cvRtvI3if
— ICC (@ICC) July 1, 2018
Rahul Dravid has scored a whopping 13,288 runs in 164 tests with 36 centuries. In addition to that, he has 10,889 runs in 344 ODIs with 12 centuries in his CV. And with that record, he has joined the likes of Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Bishan Bedi and Sunil Gavaskar.
Fans of Rahul Dravid were over the moon after hearing this and rushed to congratulate him on this momentous occasion.
1. True that.
One of those greats who deserves everything he gets and more #RahulDravid https://t.co/9tEYi12FWg
— jyotsna mohan (@jyotsnamohan) July 2, 2018
2. Salute to Rahul Dravid.
Ofcourse This Man Truly Deserves All The Honour n Respect 🙇♀️ #RahulDravid 👌🏻🙏🏻😇 https://t.co/FXHyhKwIzy
— Dr Khushboo 👛 (@khushbookadri) July 1, 2018
3. That’s both figuratively and literally accurate.
The Wall makes the Hall stronger..
My God is finally in the Shrine of Cricket!!#ICCHallofFame #RahulDravid
— Simplicity. (@SimplySimple_me) July 2, 2018
4. It can be renamed as the ‘Wall of Fame’ now.
For achievements and a man like him, you should have a Wall of Fame !! Too late, but too Good .. Much Thoroughly deserved 👏🏻👏🏻
— Yo Yo Funny Singh (@moronhumor) July 1, 2018
5. Indeed he is.
https://twitter.com/PrincessOfGoa/status/1013514942467620864
6. Desi fans really want to rename the Hall of Fame.
Surely you mean Wall of Fame. https://t.co/ZbWZGRCg9y
— Sidin (@sidin) July 1, 2018
7. Let me correct that. It’ll be ‘The Great Indian Wall’.
The Hall of Fame will finally have a wall- 'The Indian WALL'#ICCHallofFame #RahulDravid https://t.co/WwlakAhHyg
— Sumit Sundriyal 🇮🇳 (@SumitSun14) July 1, 2018
8. Round of applause for Rahul Dravid.
After an eternal Wall of Fame at the Chinnaswamy, Rahul Dravid gets inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Well deserved, ICC! 😀 https://t.co/Cp7xgPzHc5
— Rakshith ಪೊನ್ನಾಥಪುರ (@PonnathPuraaNa) July 2, 2018
9. Couldn’t agree more.
https://twitter.com/rick2357/status/1013511874355257344
10. He’s the reason why it’s still a gentleman’s game.
About time – a wonderful cricketer and gentleman 👏👏👏👏👏 https://t.co/z7vvp0R7SV
— Katarina Petrosky (@kattykatkins) July 1, 2018
11. That has a ring to it as well.
Wall of honour 👏 https://t.co/PRcd6AHwk7
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) July 2, 2018
Seeing this overwhelming response to his entry into ICC’s Hall of Fame, Rahul Dravid took to Facebook to send a heartwarming message to his fans.
“It’s a real honour and privilege to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame and be in the company of some of my heroes. Thank you to everyone for the support throughout my career.”
Rahul Dravid has had a long and illustrious career as one of the most essential players of the Indian Cricket Team. And despite retiring, he continues to stay in our hearts and now in the Hall of Fame. So, congratulations to ‘The Wall’ of Indian cricket and may he keep receiving many such accolades in the future.