Batting maestro Rahul Dravid compiled a phenomenal 233 to set up an historic victory for India in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in 2003
I used to hate him when i was a kid because of his low strike rate. But when i start understanding cricket then he became my all time favorite cricketer. Not just because of the consistency, but the way he put prize on his wicket. Hatts off to this honest servant of world cricket.
Absolutely correct..so beautiful to watch again and again..still remember this match ,watch his innings by bunk my school class and what a classic shot by Mr Dependable The wall....
Underrated player for India, underrated batsman for India, an underrated coach for India. Trust me we don’t give him enough credit for his contribution to Indian cricket
@@rishabh4539 Yes. Of course, Rahul Dravid is a legend. But, you can't deny the fact that Pujara is also a great 'test' batsman in today's generation. Undoubtedly, Indian team got a good alternative of Dravid in the form of Pujara.
Josh Hazlewood - There is an idiot named Sourabh Debnath (in Streaker Streaks comments) who wants to prove you wrong. That idiot says Dravid not even 10 percent as good as Sachin. Now, even GOD can't save him.
Josh Hazelwood ,,I pity your ignorance ,many people in India itself have grudge on DRAVID for that declaration in Pakistan,even though the Test was won ,,,,,even the player did not stop critics of DRAVID?!!!!!!!!!! how cruel is world to the WALL!!!!!😪😔a selfless ,ready to do anything for team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😱😥😥😥😥😱😱😱😱
Every batsman has a dream to score Centuries against Aussies and England then there is this man who scored double centuries against them that too in their soil❤️❤️... Rahul Dravid The Legend ❤️🙌🏻
He also scored a 270 against prime Pakistani team in Rawalpindi in their soil. The place from where Aktar got his name as Rawalpindi express, Rahul Dravid scores the highest individual score..! Pure Test Nightmare...
I loved that comment when the commentator spoke. That's pretty much Dravid. Everytime Indian team struggles in Test match, He'll be there standing, giving those penetrating stare to the bowlers..
That is right, if think about it , it would have given him for balls to get set and with his traditional strokes he would have got risk free runs but unfortunately both him and sachin were right handed so ganguly was preferred. I think if he had played as opener india would have lot more 50 - 100 run partnerships for first wickets. I would have been great to have sachin and dravid as opener where sachin with more risky strokes making runs quickly and dravid holding one end up with decent strike rate.
That's not true . For opening u need different style of batting . It is more like jayasuriya , sehwag, Gilchrist, Trescothik like style where u need better eye hand coordination instead of feet movement . Sachin was at different level , he could bat anywhere till 6th position.
@@vik24oct1991 dravid has played 21 0di as opener .and scored at the strike rate 66 and the average of 38 in odi .so clearly dravid has performed below average with the strike rate of 66 as opener .and played 1 20 odi as one down batsman in odi scored at the average of 39 with the strike rate of 68 in odi .so what he has achieved in odi as top order batsman .his record as a top order clearly shows he doesn't suits as odi batsman specially in the top order
@@siddhartha9834 even those days you need at least the strike rate of 74 or 75 can be called decent. If you scored at the strike rate of 66 .than team total will be 198 .which is obviously a low total .and not proved enough by any means .even those days dravid is criticed by experts .specially the strike rate of 66 as a opener is not acceptable by any means specially as a opener
"Try taking Dravids wicket within the first 15Minuits , if you can't try taking others "- Steve Vaugh Australian capitain. this statement of Steve vaugh on Rahul Dravid epitomises this inning
mind it well bro. this is the only century made by dravid in Australia against Australia. that too ther was no McGrath, Bretlee and no Shane warn. if you exclude this drvd average is just 29 against Australia and in india still worst. what class you are talking bro?? he is hving not a single ODI century against Australia in his entire career. drvd test avrage is just 33, 29, 39 against SL, SA, AUS respectively. since these were the teams, their bowling attack and feilding was top class in the world those days. even drvd is hving not a single ODI century against Australia, England and South Africa. if drvd is such a class master teqnique, why failed against toughest teams?? sorry bro. goodluck.
@@rahul9586 just refer the figures, statistics of chutya dravid which i mentioned. its bitter but fact bro. dont be personal, emotional, sentimental. drvd is a hopeless and lowest match winner among all leading players. dhoni ne gaand pe lath maarke 2007 me nikaal diya, forever, that too halp of drvd career. this is also real history. bro, you all blind fans overrated him a lot. i never say this, his statistics, history, records sounds like that. see his stats before make a blind coment. anyways, sorry bro. goodluck.
@@rahul9586 bro. this match he scored 233 and 72 that, no key bowlers of Australia. if you exclude this, drvd average in test against Australia is just 29. and worst in India against AUS. similarly only test century in SA in SA. If you exclude again his test avrage is just 18 in SA against SA. and srilank its just 23. kindly refer these figures, if its fake. now tell me bro, is 29 18, 23 avrage against toughest teams in the world, how can you call him " perfect test batsman"???? 1or 2 or 3 performance cant make batsman perfect batsman. sorry bro, goodluck.
still can't believe that it was 17 years back when i was in class 10th & i had watched this innings live back then & was enjoying this moment & after watching i always felt like watching our wall's every classical shot that had went for the boundaries man.
If Sachin Tendulkar is God of Cricket , Then Rahul Dravid is Soul of Cricket. A great player who did his job very silently, selflessly and always hide in the shadow of Sachin Tendulkar. Whenever we talk about Cricket We will talk about Rahul Dravid.
@rajat bansal Thanks bro It's true Rahul is equal to Sachin Tendulkar but he always hide in the shadow of Sachin Tendulkar. How many have came but nobody can take away the legacy of Rahul Dravid. His class, skills, footwork, approach to bowl, temperament , reflexec to defend bowl , art to defend bowl all are inspiring . Every shots of Rahul Dravid needs a photo frame . His contribution to the upliftment of Indian Cricket is remarkable and precious and it can't be denied .
Bkj there was no McGrath, Warn or even Bretlee my friend. Otherwise drvd's mango would be spoiled totally my friend. Bkj drvd is having only this and this century against Australia in Australia. And not a single odi century in his entire career. Just refer it my friend.
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Sachin was also equally good his overseas average is more than his overall average specially in australia sachin was the best and in england may be dravid was the best but both were Kings of overseas
3:09 just look at that shot... Wow amazing how beautifully he played that shot.... Pure masterclass from the wall...which cannot be seen today's so called batsman...We are the fan of pure masterclass.. Great knock by Dravid..👍🏻👍🏻💪
2:01 proves why Dravid is miles ahead of Pujara... As an International player you must know how to play pull and hook shots instead of defence by body and increase chances of injury.... By the way both are legend❤️❤️... salute to the great wall
Lol......playing on the 5th day at Gabba is challenging......it has uneven bounce There is a big difference between the pitches of Adelaide, MCG & Gabba, Waca
Some of VVS Laxman’s, Sachin’s, Ganguly’s spectacular innings were built with Dravid playing supportive role, but this one is one and only Rahul Dravid. Silky touches, authoritative drives...even birds were enjoying them.
Why India is busy in Sachin and Virat and has lost such a beautiful gem he has such a classy shot and I haven't seen more beautiful shots played by any other cricketer man he is so underrated he deserve so much much respect than any other batsman it was just his bad that he was born was playing in the era of other legends but man you cannot forget this gem this is really true master piece short I have ever seen this is the first sorry second video of Dravid I am seeing and I am absolute fan of David now
A small letter to all those who feel Rahul Dravid is nothing in front of Sachin Tendulkar (Now don't start saying I'm a Sachin hater, I love both Sachin and Dravid equally, both are legends in their own ways of play). First thing - Sachin and Dravid are both Gods in their own techniques. If there was no Sachin, there was no Sharjah, no epic 2003 World Cup sixes off Shoaib Akhtar and Andy Caddick, no 1990s singlehanded wins for India. Agreed. But what if DRAVID wasn't there??? India would have miserably lost 2003 Test series in Australia including the Adelaide test win. India would've been nowhere in Tests because of massive vacuum in batting lineup (as Sachin, Ganguly and Laxman were not so determined to spend time at the crease like 'The Wall'.) And how can you forget??? If there was no Dravid - Who would have saved the famous Kolkata test 2001 alongside Laxman? Sachin? Ganguly?? No way. We would have definitely lost it maybe even by innings. How can you disregard the finest batting performance by Dravid alongside Sachin and Ganguly to build the biggest partnership in ODIs? There is an endless list of both Sachin and Dravid achievements. When it comes to flawless slaughter and smashing, Sachin is GOD. But when it's about playing strictly as per the team requirements and devoting everything to that one batsman's wicket, only 'The Wall' Dravid is GOD. Who, do you think, would have been the saviour in the worst batting conditions in West Indies (2005-06) where none were even able to face the bowlers? And what about NZ Tests in 1999? And in England in 2011, when Indian selectors were literally begging Rahul Dravid to save from shameful innings defeat, not just in Tests but also in ODIs??? As I said, there are endless such situations. Better thing would be that you should read enough about stupendous performances of Rahul Dravid when no one in the team could stand. That'll make you realise the true potential of 'The Wall'. Glenn McGrath once said - If anyone was to get a direct entry into the famous Australian team of the late '90s, he will be (undoubtedly) 'The Wall' Rahul Dravid. Reading hateful comments about Dravid, McGrath will be saying - Do I sound a fool to you??? So, all such people, read this and more of Dravid's impossible feats, face yourself in the mirror and introspect such comments. Hope you'll understand this truth soon. In short, it is D - Determination and Unparalleled Team Devotion R - Rock-solid resilience A - Altruism V - Vigilance I - Improvisation ingrained in D - Dravid 'The Wall'
@@anandk9220 aur dravid kidhar bhi nahi hai aus ki famous matches woh bowler ke wajah se jeete hai aise sachin ke knock hai jisme bowler ne help nahi kiyi hai aur tere alag channel pe comment padhe hai mene
@@amoghsawant3801 You haven't read my comment properly. I love and respect both Sachin and Dravid equally as they both are Gods in their own ways. Rest is upon you.
This TH-cam channel is literally gold. Thank you cricket australia for recordings of all these great innings. Also not holding back praise where credit is due and the production quality is just amazing!
Wall of cricket 💖 Made me cry 💔 Man who put his team over him 😇 Perk of being Thalaivar Dravid's fan💙 His strokes,grace while playing the shot cannot be replaced 😘 Even his defensive strokes are pleasing to eyes 😍 Miss him badly LiveLongWall ❤ Greatest #WallForever🙏🙏
Those were the days, good old memories, Dravid, Ganguly, Sachin, Sehwaag, laxman, kumble, harbhajan, zaheer khan, names so familiar that feels like family, Thanks all for making our childhood so memorable.
Real gem of an innings. Watched this video for more than 10 times. Never felt bored. I saw this match live in television bunking office. Huge fan of RD.
I am a big fan of Sachin Tendulkar's batting. But I have to admit that Rahul Dravid is better test player then Sachin & a true sportsman. Respect you sir. Respect a lot.
Has to be among the best knocks in Test cricket. Opposition (World Champions, playing in their den) bats first, scores 566. Your team is 75 for 4, you play this and your team wins. VVS Mention: Laxman Included.
The Best Batsman on that ERA. He is the Institution of Batting. I still Remember i woke up early in the moring to watch this innings 233. The Wall of Indian Cricket.
Patience=Rahul dravid.... The thing that is special about Rahul Dravid is that he waits for the bowler to lose his patience and make a mistake. Pure elegance and class in his game.He can bat all day long with the ease with which he begins the morning session. Above all, his humility makes people respect him even more. His batting records may be broken but this man is simply irreplaceable .
After 10k runs dhoni kicked on drvd's gaand and remove drvd 2007 forever and finished drvd's odi career that too halp of drvd career, thooooooo. Drvd is useless player, proved by dhoni. Great dhoni and chutya drvd saala
One of the greatest innings in the history of Indian cricket....!!!! Fortunate enough to watch it on tv live...!! Breathtaking knock...! Dravid at his imperious best....!!!
Memories of this series: 1.Dada's memorable fightback with 144 in Brisbane. 2. The Wall standing tall at Adelaide with 233 ably supported by VVS. 3. Sehwag's masterful 195 MCG Boxing day epic. 4. The God himself notching up a gritty 241* at Sydney with Jumbo picking up 12 in the match. The series was riddled with so much drama and highlights that it should be made into a goddamn 12 part miniseries.
@@daniyal72 Maybe or maybe not. Atleast I can exaggerate my team's performance with the correct use of there and their. Also, no points for guessing which team hasn't even drawn a test let alone winning one since 1999.
@@KarthikVijapurapu yup, when Ravi Shastri said that the current team is the best after their win in Aus, I seriously disagreed. This team had so many players with a match winning history. Even after 3 or 4 wickets had fallen we knew that we only needed one person either VVS or Dravid to stay on the crease to win the match. The hope was rarely lost. Alas, we never hyped them much because we did not have IPLs Internet and so many news channels to promote them. Our bowling department was a bit weak but our batting department made up for it. Dravid, VVS or Sachin, all those have the qualities to become the main batsman of any international team and all were playing for the same team.
@@rudrapratapsingh8770 I dont know when India's national game became what you just said, but sorry I dont play such games, big fan of Bapu, you know, Those games are reserved for you only, dear sir.
Sachin and dravid two legends... Asshole dhoni ruined every legends career... Gambhir zaheer Ganguly... Now same thing happened with dhobi.... Feeling so good... Aur dhoni fans Apni ma na chudaye reply karke... Overrated player dhoni ....career without a single overseas century... 😂😂
legend of the game is vvs laxman. Viru's attack at the top followed by dravid's patience followed by the greatest batsman, then backed by offside god ganguly and then the very great vvs. 5 legends in 1 team. Sad that this team didnot have bowling legends and australia was way too good that time. Still this team won matches outside asia. What a team!! Miss those days.
This is one of the Greatest Test Innings overseas, resulted in one of the Greatest test win for India. Cricket been never the same without Dravid, my Idol & favourite player of all time.
"All this going around is not aggression. If you want to know aggression, look into Rahul Dravid's eyes"
--Matthew Hayden
I remembered the exact same lines the moment I saw the video :D
Nakul Ghate me too ( guys carry on this comment)
Jason Gillespie said that not Hayden
@@suryar9704 still, if you're quoting someone you should quote the right person.
Gilesspie not Hayden
I used to hate him when i was a kid because of his low strike rate. But when i start understanding cricket then he became my all time favorite cricketer. Not just because of the consistency, but the way he put prize on his wicket. Hatts off to this honest servant of world cricket.
Kallis was another guy who was out to make the bowlers work for it.
ambitesh gaur Dhoni fans Still hate him for his low strike rates
72 is not bad for his position n era in which dravid played!
After all he is one of the greatest Batsman in this world with 10k+ runs on both formats
ambitesh gaur same here..😍
ambitesh gaur Ganguly had strike rate of 69 in ODIs and Dravid had 72..I can't believe how 72 is lower..
RD and VVS 2 men who dominated australia when aus dominated world
yeah
and u dominating now dream11
@@rahulsinghrajput9587 🤣🤣👌👌
Where are McGrath,warne,Lee this is not the dominant Australian bowling line up
Where are McGrath,warne,Lee this is not the dominant Australian bowling line up
No birds were harmed in this batting cos of his spectacular placement.
Alag level ki Bakchodi bc 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Remember my teenage memories, I like this year more and more. My favourite player Rahul Dravid 🔥🔥🔥
@@ramanna4896 , Cheteshwar Pujara> Dravid
@@vishaldora8803 bro what weed are you smoking 🤣 clearly dravid >>>pujara
@@legendarygamer6689 bro iski glti nhi h ye naya h abhi cricket me 😌
Every shot needs a photo frame!
Yes dravid sir ka har shot bohot khoobsurat hein😍
What a complement Bro supper
Absolutely correct..so beautiful to watch again and again..still remember this match ,watch his innings by bunk my school class and what a classic shot by Mr Dependable The wall....
Yes 😊😊
ಓಯ್ ಚಿಂದೀ
The reason I started reading newspaper from last page.
2nd last
I Didn't Get It?
@@rajaatmishra8453 the newspaper have sports news on last second page
Underrated
@@AdityaPatel-uz6ix you are overating the comment by saying that it is underrated
Underrated player for India, underrated batsman for India, an underrated coach for India. Trust me we don’t give him enough credit for his contribution to Indian cricket
3:09 purest class shot and finest drive.
"What a placement"1:38..Even the birds have confidence on him that he will place the bowl through their flock without hurting them 🐦 🏏🐦
Nice 😂
What a comment man.. absolute beauty..
😂😂
Epic
Those are Aussie birds, damn arrogant to be moved by a visitor 😂
From 85/4 chasing 556, India won this game. It’s unbelievable
G Chaitu nope dravid scored unbeaten 72
G Chaitu I think the scoreboard is evident mate. The first innings also qualifies as a chase. Doesn’t it ?
Just another laxman and dravid thing.
But now the middle order seems so fragile. All depends on kohli.
@@kingvkronaldo.9273 inexperienced I say bro once they experienced we are the best team then
1:10 The class of Laxman...The producer couldn't ignore this even in a Dravid Highlights 😄
18 years for this innings ........still goosebumper of an innings
THE WALL STANDS TALL
You seems saw his batting 50 in 22 balls
Now : THE ROCK STANDS FIRM .
Pujara don't know how to hook and pull plus Pujara is not as fluent as Dravid. Why is called wall?
@@rishabh4539 Yes. Of course, Rahul Dravid is a legend. But, you can't deny the fact that Pujara is also a great 'test' batsman in today's generation. Undoubtedly, Indian team got a good alternative of Dravid in the form of Pujara.
700+ comments and not a single hate comment just speaks volumes about the character of the man,it was an absolute honour to watch him play
We are welcome our home anbuDen CSK Josh hazlewood
Hi josh
Josh Hazlewood -
There is an idiot named Sourabh Debnath (in Streaker Streaks comments) who wants to prove you wrong.
That idiot says Dravid not even 10 percent as good as Sachin.
Now, even GOD can't save him.
Pujara is also good test player.
Josh Hazelwood ,,I pity your ignorance ,many people in India itself have grudge on DRAVID for that declaration in Pakistan,even though the Test was won ,,,,,even the player did not stop critics of DRAVID?!!!!!!!!!! how cruel is world to the WALL!!!!!😪😔a selfless ,ready to do anything for team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😱😥😥😥😥😱😱😱😱
Every batsman has a dream to score Centuries against Aussies and England then there is this man who scored double centuries against them that too in their soil❤️❤️... Rahul Dravid The Legend ❤️🙌🏻
He also scored a 270 against prime Pakistani team in Rawalpindi in their soil. The place from where Aktar got his name as Rawalpindi express, Rahul Dravid scores the highest individual score..! Pure Test Nightmare...
3:42 "Combination of being watchful and yet aggressive".
Dravid perfectly summed up.
I loved that comment when the commentator spoke. That's pretty much Dravid. Everytime Indian team struggles in Test match, He'll be there standing, giving those penetrating stare to the bowlers..
Don’t we all remember the ‘Britannia’ cricket bat of Rahul Dravid ❤️
Yess:)
Ganguly, sehwag also used Britannia bat.
Yup
my friends dad bought the bat used in this match by dravid in an auction with dravid's signature
Remember him from the Wills and later SG bat days.
Dravid, sachin, sehwag, ganguly, laxman in one team!
Golden days...
if only they had the bowlers like today or Australia had at that time.
I never forgot those days in my life
@@estyak8780 aisa ho jaaye to aaj ke launde apne tatte hath me liye ghumte dikhenge
Also credit should be given to bolwers like zaheer khan,harbhajan singh and many more in the list
Kumble too ..
If Dravid batted at top order in odi's he would have more than 30 hundreds.
That is right, if think about it , it would have given him for balls to get set and with his traditional strokes he would have got risk free runs but unfortunately both him and sachin were right handed so ganguly was preferred. I think if he had played as opener india would have lot more 50 - 100 run partnerships for first wickets. I would have been great to have sachin and dravid as opener where sachin with more risky strokes making runs quickly and dravid holding one end up with decent strike rate.
That's not true . For opening u need different style of batting . It is more like jayasuriya , sehwag, Gilchrist, Trescothik like style where u need better eye hand coordination instead of feet movement . Sachin was at different level , he could bat anywhere till 6th position.
@@vik24oct1991 dravid has played 21 0di as opener .and scored at the strike rate 66 and the average of 38 in odi .so clearly dravid has performed below average with the strike rate of 66 as opener .and played 1 20 odi as one down batsman in odi scored at the average of 39 with the strike rate of 68 in odi .so what he has achieved in odi as top order batsman .his record as a top order clearly shows he doesn't suits as odi batsman specially in the top order
@@AmanKumar-pb6sl during those days, a S.R of 66 isn't that bad for an opener in ODIs..
@@siddhartha9834 even those days you need at least the strike rate of 74 or 75 can be called decent. If you scored at the strike rate of 66 .than team total will be 198 .which is obviously a low total .and not proved enough by any means .even those days dravid is criticed by experts .specially the strike rate of 66 as a opener is not acceptable by any means specially as a opener
All shots are photogenic model poses. ❤️❤️❤️
Not even a single risky shot was hit in the air that's the beauty of dravid sir
Underrated legend
Um... 3:00
And 5:15 😂
Nonsense. The shot to bring his 100 up (1:59) was just a blind hook. Lucky that the top edge carried all the way over the ropes.
You should have wrote very few.
@@CountSwagula24 man, u really call that lucky!!! Now a days, 70-80% of sixes are going of the edges of thick bats from sloggers...
"Try taking Dravids wicket within the first 15Minuits , if you can't try taking others "- Steve Vaugh Australian capitain. this statement of Steve vaugh on Rahul Dravid epitomises this inning
@Parmanand Motiramani परमानन्द मोतीरामानी total savage comment
Bhai is innings k baad bola tha kya
“Use bedsheets 🛏 when Dravid passes 15 mins” - MarkWa (Bojpuri )
Steve never said that it's fake
@@punittiwari212 fake
This is one of the most beautiful test innings I have ever seen. Perfect mix of caution and aggression. Perfect test batsman!
mind it well bro. this is the only century made by dravid in Australia against Australia. that too ther was no McGrath, Bretlee and no Shane warn. if you exclude this drvd average is just 29 against Australia and in india still worst. what class you are talking bro??
he is hving not a single ODI century against Australia in his entire career.
drvd test avrage is just
33, 29, 39 against SL, SA, AUS respectively.
since these were the teams, their bowling attack and feilding was top class in the world those days.
even drvd is hving not a single ODI century against Australia, England and South Africa.
if drvd is such a class master teqnique, why failed against toughest teams??
sorry bro. goodluck.
@@shivamp3785 lol.. get a life
@@rahul9586 just refer the figures, statistics of chutya dravid which i mentioned.
its bitter but fact bro.
dont be personal, emotional, sentimental.
drvd is a hopeless and lowest match winner among all leading players.
dhoni ne gaand pe lath maarke 2007 me nikaal diya, forever, that too halp of drvd career. this is also real history.
bro, you all blind fans overrated him a lot.
i never say this, his statistics, history, records sounds like that.
see his stats before make a blind coment.
anyways, sorry bro.
goodluck.
@@rahul9586 bro. this match he scored 233 and 72 that, no key bowlers of Australia.
if you exclude this, drvd average in test against Australia is just 29. and worst in India against AUS.
similarly only test century in SA in SA. If you exclude again his test avrage is just 18 in SA against SA.
and srilank its just 23.
kindly refer these figures, if its fake.
now tell me bro, is 29 18, 23 avrage against toughest teams in the world, how can you call him " perfect test batsman"????
1or 2 or 3 performance cant make batsman perfect batsman.
sorry bro, goodluck.
This man rahul dravid was an artist on the field.. those shots were pure art😍
"When the Temple is closed even the Gods stand behind the wall"
Underrated Comment
Bhai temple gate se close karte hai, wall se nahi.
I liked it
I hate this comment. cringy
best comment!
Adulthood is when you realise that Rahul is the real deal in test cricket
Possibly the best comment I have read from an Indian fan.
truth has been spoken
you got that right man
Add to that 10,000 one day International runs.
Not bad for a guy who was once doubted upon on whether he could even play odis.
@Pratham sharma ask the great test bowlers sachin or dravid? U will get yt answer🖕
Wish I could have seen him play live. Dominating the bowlers!
still can't believe that it was 17 years back when i was in class 10th & i had watched this innings live back then & was enjoying this moment & after watching i always felt like watching our wall's every classical shot that had went for the boundaries man.
If Sachin Tendulkar is God of Cricket ,
Then Rahul Dravid is Soul of Cricket.
A great player who did his job very silently, selflessly and always hide in the shadow of Sachin Tendulkar.
Whenever we talk about Cricket
We will talk about Rahul Dravid.
Crowd Sachin ko dekhne aate the na ki dravid ko.yehi sach h
Super
@rajat bansal Thanks bro
It's true Rahul is equal to Sachin Tendulkar but he always hide in the shadow of Sachin Tendulkar.
How many have came but nobody can take away the legacy of Rahul Dravid. His class, skills, footwork, approach to bowl, temperament , reflexec to defend bowl , art to defend bowl all are inspiring .
Every shots of Rahul Dravid needs a photo frame . His contribution to the upliftment of Indian Cricket is remarkable and precious and it can't be denied .
@Vikrant Pathak Kya ukhaad lia sachin ne ?? Nashe mei rehte ho kya bhai 😂😆😆 Dono legends h.
Well said bro
I came here to sanitize my eyes after the current batting lineup shat all over the place.
🤣
same bro :D
Yaasss 😂😂😂
Same
rub your eyes against the "wall" to clean them
Every short he played was glorious in this inning
Really enjoyed watching 👍
This innings is like a juicy ripe mango. You cannot afford to miss a single drop of it! Probably the best batting video of RD on TH-cam.
Bkj there was no McGrath, Warn or even Bretlee my friend. Otherwise drvd's mango would be spoiled totally my friend.
Bkj drvd is having only this and this century against Australia in Australia. And not a single odi century in his entire career.
Just refer it my friend.
australia scored a mammoth number 556 then dravid came in and trolled them like a boss. Will always be a fan of him.
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Ik Iyyyh ik oiii hji inka
Ik inka time inka start time⌚⌚iit inka inka hii😄 nahi nahi jiiiii nio krna to iiniijjiijj
The person who manages the Cricket Australia TH-cam channel deserves great appreciation.
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Rahul means peace of cricket by perfection and patience.. truly enjoyable ... masterclass 😊😊
Gives goosebumps even now...almost 20 years..Vintage shots.. Dravid all the way..
Cover drive, straight drive,pull,Hook, square cut, flicks
You name it.. he always graced every textbook shots in his own classic style 💖
Surya R But was too defensive ....Just like kallis
kill switch and effective though
Class at its peek
Miss him a lot!!!!
its so insulting when people said Pujara is rahul's replacement
Absolutely, Pujara is nowhere near Dravid's technique and aggression.
Exactly :)
cricket hype hey man don't waste your time uploading professional cricket videos. Star cricket claim their copyright and you won't make any money
Inderjit Singh no one couldn't replace Dravid sir
Pujara is a hometrack bully
3:10 I'd take a frame of this shot and preserve, true masterclass.
Then: *85/4 to 523*
Now: *85/4 to 130/10*
Miss you Rahul Dravid🥺
Because there was a VVS Laxman at no.6 at that time but there is no VVS Laxman anymore.
dravid and vvs saved us so many times...
Undoubtedly India's best overseas batsman!
Of all time
that would be sachin.
Sachin was also equally good his overseas average is more than his overall average specially in australia sachin was the best and in england may be dravid was the best but both were Kings of overseas
@@aratrikghosh2717 Sachin batted AFTER Dravid, often he didn't have to face the brand new ball.
That status belongs to MS Dhoni who used to score hundreds for fun in Australia England and SA
When I was a child everyone around me loved Sachin, not me, I was a huge fan of Rahul Dravid
Me too
I like them both. Dravid in tests, Sachin in ODIs. Dravid has won more test matches for India from down under.
Streaker Streaks! Me too. Admired this man above anyone else since childhood and thankfully so because he deserves every bit of admiration.
Me.too..
Same here
3:09 just look at that shot...
Wow amazing how beautifully he played that shot....
Pure masterclass from the wall...which cannot be seen today's so called batsman...We are the fan of pure masterclass..
Great knock by Dravid..👍🏻👍🏻💪
3:57 what a stylish shot with double ton
If Aussie allowed Dravid to bat alone in this match I am confident he continuously playing till today
Lol
Agar mac hota toh nahi
Dravid in that match (Adelaide 2003)
233 and 72*
India in this match (Adelaide 2020)
244 and 36
😂😂😂😂2020 me hug diya💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
David won the match
Dravid won the match
But in my opinion current australian bowling line up was stronger than previous
@@abhisheksaha5545 *is
2:01 proves why Dravid is miles ahead of Pujara... As an International player you must know how to play pull and hook shots instead of defence by body and increase chances of injury.... By the way both are legend❤️❤️... salute to the great wall
Yes Dravid is way ahead but even Sehwag never played hook and pull its great to have every shot in the book but not necessary
Dravid hook and pull shots are underrated.... treat to watch 🔥
Lol......playing on the 5th day at Gabba is challenging......it has uneven bounce
There is a big difference between the pitches of Adelaide, MCG & Gabba, Waca
Comparing readmi with Apple i phone 😂😂😂
Some of VVS Laxman’s, Sachin’s, Ganguly’s spectacular innings were built with Dravid playing supportive role, but this one is one and only Rahul Dravid. Silky touches, authoritative drives...even birds were enjoying them.
4:44 this shows the class of this man
No Indian can forget this Inning. My all cricketing madness started from here. #RDFanforever
Same here man.. remember every bit so vividly 😊
Par ab majha nahi aatha hy bhai
Really vo golden days the
Mee too...how old you were that time??
Absolutely..my all time favourite Batsman- Rahul Dravid
@@suryasingh1054 I was 11 in 2003. Still remember, we used to wake at 5AM and go to neighbour's home for watching his batting.
The perfect cricketer, what I love the most is his balance and composure. He never looks threatened
Why India is busy in Sachin and Virat and has lost such a beautiful gem he has such a classy shot and I haven't seen more beautiful shots played by any other cricketer man he is so underrated he deserve so much much respect than any other batsman it was just his bad that he was born was playing in the era of other legends but man you cannot forget this gem this is really true master piece short I have ever seen this is the first sorry second video of Dravid I am seeing and I am absolute fan of David now
Kyuki sachin virat great batsmen ki race me hai dravid ne explain kiya hai
A small letter to all those who feel Rahul Dravid is nothing in front of Sachin Tendulkar (Now don't start saying I'm a Sachin hater, I love both Sachin and Dravid equally, both are legends in their own ways of play).
First thing - Sachin and Dravid are both Gods in their own techniques.
If there was no Sachin, there was no Sharjah, no epic 2003 World Cup sixes off Shoaib Akhtar and Andy Caddick, no 1990s singlehanded wins for India. Agreed.
But what if DRAVID wasn't there???
India would have miserably lost 2003 Test series in Australia including the Adelaide test win. India would've been nowhere in Tests because of massive vacuum in batting lineup (as Sachin, Ganguly and Laxman were not so determined to spend time at the crease like 'The Wall'.)
And how can you forget???
If there was no Dravid -
Who would have saved the famous Kolkata test 2001 alongside Laxman? Sachin? Ganguly?? No way. We would have definitely lost it maybe even by innings.
How can you disregard the finest batting performance by Dravid alongside Sachin and Ganguly to build the biggest partnership in ODIs?
There is an endless list of both Sachin and Dravid achievements. When it comes to flawless slaughter and smashing, Sachin is GOD. But when it's about playing strictly as per the team requirements and devoting everything to that one batsman's wicket, only 'The Wall' Dravid is GOD.
Who, do you think, would have been the saviour in the worst batting conditions in West Indies (2005-06) where none were even able to face the bowlers? And what about NZ Tests in 1999? And in England in 2011, when Indian selectors were literally begging Rahul Dravid to save from shameful innings defeat, not just in Tests but also in ODIs???
As I said, there are endless such situations. Better thing would be that you should read enough about stupendous performances of Rahul Dravid when no one in the team could stand. That'll make you realise the true potential of 'The Wall'.
Glenn McGrath once said -
If anyone was to get a direct entry into the famous Australian team of the late '90s, he will be (undoubtedly) 'The Wall' Rahul Dravid.
Reading hateful comments about Dravid, McGrath will be saying -
Do I sound a fool to you???
So, all such people, read this and more of Dravid's impossible feats, face yourself in the mirror and introspect such comments. Hope you'll understand this truth soon.
In short, it is
D - Determination and Unparalleled Team Devotion
R - Rock-solid resilience
A - Altruism
V - Vigilance
I - Improvisation ingrained in
D - Dravid 'The Wall'
@@anandk9220 agar hai dravid ka hai toh sachin ka achivment bahut jada hai samje
@@anandk9220 aur dravid kidhar bhi nahi hai aus ki famous matches woh bowler ke wajah se jeete hai aise sachin ke knock hai jisme bowler ne help nahi kiyi hai aur tere alag channel pe comment padhe hai mene
@@amoghsawant3801
You haven't read my comment properly. I love and respect both Sachin and Dravid equally as they both are Gods in their own ways.
Rest is upon you.
When he came 1 for 73 when he was out 536 -9 imagine how strong this guy is ❤️❤️
He is Batman.
more like The Dark Knight version ..
Perfect face for Bruce Wayne
Not the hero we need but the hero we deserve
The silent protector.
@@visharadrawat977 i believe its the opposite. But yeah i agree 💯%
This TH-cam channel is literally gold. Thank you cricket australia for recordings of all these great innings. Also not holding back praise where credit is due and the production quality is just amazing!
Simplicity is the key to brilliance 🏏
Wall of cricket 💖
Made me cry 💔
Man who put his team over him 😇
Perk of being Thalaivar Dravid's fan💙
His strokes,grace while playing the shot cannot be replaced 😘
Even his defensive strokes are pleasing to eyes 😍
Miss him badly
LiveLongWall ❤
Greatest #WallForever🙏🙏
he z telling through his innings that no matter how
down and out you are you can stlill come back if you have the will to fight it out
3:09 one of the most stylish shots in cricket history
it went past the 3 fielders
Thank u Rahul Dravid for playing for India
That shot was truly magnificent 😍
@Vikrant Pathak 😂🤣😂😂
@Vikrant Pathak 🤣🤣🤣🤣
3:09, what did I just see.
A visual nectar.
A perfect text book lofted shot.
Lofted mean hitting the ball in the air. you probably mean “A perfect text book backlifted front foot cover drive”
I watched live this match in tv... My 8th standard ❤... Still golden memories...2003 wc final loss and this win happend same year
those were the days when i used to watch all 450 overs of a test match...remember waking up for this one around 5 in the morning
Those were the days, good old memories, Dravid, Ganguly, Sachin, Sehwaag, laxman, kumble, harbhajan, zaheer khan, names so familiar that feels like family, Thanks all for making our childhood so memorable.
Yeah, man....seriously.... Those were the days.... Cheers
I think you forgot one name AJIT AGARKAR who was instrumental in second innings taking 6/33, (including wicket of ponting for a duck)
Real gem of an innings. Watched this video for more than 10 times. Never felt bored.
I saw this match live in television bunking office. Huge fan of RD.
I am a big fan of Sachin Tendulkar's batting. But I have to admit that Rahul Dravid is better test player then Sachin & a true sportsman. Respect you sir. Respect a lot.
Nahi sachin hi hai
Has to be among the best knocks in Test cricket. Opposition (World Champions, playing in their den) bats first, scores 566. Your team is 75 for 4, you play this and your team wins. VVS Mention: Laxman Included.
👍👍👍
Kartikeya Kumar no Warne or McGrath
lipdick10 lol did any player kept his team from 75-4 to the mammoth total of 500+ that too in Adelaide?
lipdick10
McGrath maybe but Warne lol 😂😂 he would have probably helped Sachin back into form
This knock shouldn't be there in the top 10 of all time.
One man in entire cricket history whom nobody has ever understood . LEGEND Killer .
One man who earned the respect of all the legendary Aussies .
Man , only in India he is not famous , but he is all time favourite for sanga and lara
Those cover drives beating short extra cover are just heart soothing😍😍💓
I still remember this test, boadcasted in India in morning.
Vvs laxman and Rahul Dravid innings where crucial and played a game changing role.
190 vs NZin NZ(Hamilton).in 1999 217vs ENG in ENG(oval) in 2002.233vsAUS in AUS at Adelaide oval 2003-04.270 vs Pak in pak 2004
148 & 81 vs South Africa (Johannesburg) 1996. His first hundred.
No one can like that legend
India's best overseas player by a big margin
81 vs south Africa is such terrific innings..
@@divendughati6114 his first hundred came at lords in his first game
The Best Batsman on that ERA. He is the Institution of Batting. I still Remember i woke up early in the moring to watch this innings 233.
The Wall of Indian Cricket.
Each and every shot is a pure class... I am out of words to describe this innings ❤️
One of the best test innings I have seen. Current batsmen can learn a lot of things from this innings.👌🏻👏🏻
TH-cam recommended this to me after India's 36/9 today at Adelaide.
@Pawan Singh yep vk is not there but team india has taken a great revenge 👑🤩
😂😂😂😂😂😂
aahaa.. 2-1 series win.. gabba fortress breached....
But India also created a history in Australia, which even the legendary indian couldn't create...
Patience=Rahul dravid.... The thing that is special about Rahul Dravid is that he waits for the bowler to lose his patience and make a mistake. Pure elegance and class in his game.He can bat all day long with the ease with which he begins the morning session. Above all, his humility makes people respect him even more. His batting records may be broken but this man is simply irreplaceable .
More than his Runs he is famous for his defence… surprisingly he scored more than 10k runs 😀❤️
Go to school 😃
More than 23k runs
A chutya player drvd.
After 10k runs dhoni kicked on drvd's gaand and remove drvd 2007 forever and finished drvd's odi career that too halp of drvd career, thooooooo.
Drvd is useless player, proved by dhoni.
Great dhoni and chutya drvd saala
@@shivamp8032 poda punda 😁😁😄😄. Komaali 😁😁😁
Each and every shot is a award winning .
One of the greatest innings in the history of Indian cricket....!!!! Fortunate enough to watch it on tv live...!! Breathtaking knock...! Dravid at his imperious best....!!!
Watched live.....the blocks and singles were also a treat to watch
Memories of this series: 1.Dada's memorable fightback with 144 in Brisbane.
2. The Wall standing tall at Adelaide with 233 ably supported by VVS.
3. Sehwag's masterful 195 MCG Boxing day epic.
4. The God himself notching up a gritty 241* at Sydney with Jumbo picking up 12 in the match.
The series was riddled with so much drama and highlights that it should be made into a goddamn 12 part miniseries.
@@daniyal72 Maybe or maybe not. Atleast I can exaggerate my team's performance with the correct use of there and their. Also, no points for guessing which team hasn't even drawn a test let alone winning one since 1999.
@@KarthikVijapurapu porny + English perfect comedy.
@@KarthikVijapurapu yup, when Ravi Shastri said that the current team is the best after their win in Aus, I seriously disagreed. This team had so many players with a match winning history. Even after 3 or 4 wickets had fallen we knew that we only needed one person either VVS or Dravid to stay on the crease to win the match. The hope was rarely lost. Alas, we never hyped them much because we did not have IPLs Internet and so many news channels to promote them. Our bowling department was a bit weak but our batting department made up for it. Dravid, VVS or Sachin, all those have the qualities to become the main batsman of any international team and all were playing for the same team.
@@ahsanhaider6549 You Play your National Game, Hunting down people in the name of religion.
@@rudrapratapsingh8770 I dont know when India's national game became what you just said, but sorry I dont play such games, big fan of Bapu, you know, Those games are reserved for you only, dear sir.
I mean just look at these shots man..!! Pure classs and nothing else … it feels sooo good whenever you watch him while plying…
That sound of the bat is so missing today. I don't know if it was mic or magician. Dravid GOAT.
I am grateful to allah for putting me on earth and growing up watching Sachin and Dravid batting
Are bhai Bhai🙏
Correct. They put pressure on themselves and delivered epic knocks and match winning performances.
Sachin and dravid two legends...
Asshole dhoni ruined every legends career... Gambhir zaheer Ganguly...
Now same thing happened with dhobi.... Feeling so good...
Aur dhoni fans Apni ma na chudaye reply karke... Overrated player dhoni ....career without a single overseas century... 😂😂
@@groot3535 😂😂
@@groot3535....tujhe cricket ki knowledge nhi h to bakwas mat kr ...saala gandu
People used to switch off tv and relax when this guy was batting bcoz everyone knew he will not get out and slowly build his wall
Epic comment Bhai !!!!!
Also he come after 1 st wicket and played till last wicket😍😍
His average is 50 only
@@rishabh_pant he faced 50000 balls.
@@rishabh_pant 50 only, wdym? Btw he averages 52, sachin 53, viv Richards 50. I don't understand why u called it "only"
Master class from Dravid. Pure joy to watch this perfection of Cricketing shots. Dravid has always been my fav alongside Viv
Much love and appreciation to the channel.
What a class. My most favourite batsman. Classical. Wrist and foot movement wowwww legendary. Love you Sir Dravid. Respect from Pakistan
Classy, elegant, humble and always there for the team when needed the most. Dravid was a real gem.
What a pleasure to watch this man
The duo of dravid sir nd laxman sir will be best always.. Whenever we talk about cricket history ♥
No one gonna talk about the fact that he came after the 1st wicket and survived till the last wicket. He showed excellence.
1:09 Aussies love Laxman so much that they had to slip in one of his masterful cover drives in a Rahul Dravid video as well ;)
legend of the game is vvs laxman. Viru's attack at the top followed by dravid's patience followed by the greatest batsman, then backed by offside god ganguly and then the very great vvs. 5 legends in 1 team. Sad that this team didnot have bowling legends and australia was way too good that time. Still this team won matches outside asia. What a team!! Miss those days.
underrated comment
Yeah! 🤣🤣
Lol aussir kohli se darte hai
A knock to be a life time memory
Even the worst of the deliveries were played with absolute grace and class.... ❣
This is one of the Greatest Test Innings overseas, resulted in one of the Greatest test win for India. Cricket been never the same without Dravid, my Idol & favourite player of all time.
15yrs later in 2018, still seems as fresh as it can be!
thanks for making me revisit my teenage days . .
Absolute joy to watch , all shots are epic
This guy had that class we couldn't see anything just hearing nice sound when he hit every single ball that's something special abt him
My all time favt from India. Sir you have my respects. 🇵🇰
Love from India🇮🇳❤
Those cover drives 👌👌
Man I love his cover drives so many cover drives phew! They say cricket is a gentleman's game and Rahul Dravid is a perfect example of it.
Square cut bro
One of My most favourite players what a beautiful driver of the ball. . hats off to Rahul David the Wall ..the champion batsman
This guy is a real gentle man. Girls used to like him very much in our school days. The way he batts is awesome Enjoying cricket watching Dravid..