7 Lesser Known Facts About The Legend - Rahul Dravid

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Dravid’s full name is Rahul Sharad Dravid.

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His father worked in the Kissan Jam Factory and that's how he got his nickname Jammy.

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“Jammy Cup” is a local cricket tournament at school level in Bangalore named after this great Legend.

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He started out with Hockey and dribbled his way into Cricket. He started playing Cricket at the age of 12.

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He has won 11 Man of the Match Awards in Tests, 8 of them were away from home.

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He holds a record of making two 300 run partnership for 2nd wicket - 331 with Sachin Tendulkar in Hyderabad and 318 with Sourav Ganguly.

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Dravid was also the highest scorer in 1999 World Cup, with 461 Runs.

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