Rahul Dravid's impressive ICC Tournament stats

[Hasan123]

Was looking at Rahul Dravids ODI numbers , decided to look at his record in icc tournaments and I must say it's an impressive record.

In 41 games, so that's world cup and champions trophy matches he averages 55.

That's very impressive. How many players have such a record like that? Seems as though during his playing days, Rahul Dravid was India's mvp in pressure ODI games.

 

[Hasan123]

Take out the minnow teams, he averages 49 in 29 games. Really good stats although his strike rate and he only has 1 century. But haven't checked where he was batting and each game scorecards.

 

[jnaveen1980]

He made 153 against SL in England , 1999 world cup i remember. He and Ganguly added 331 runs for the second wicket. Absolute carnage. He just scooped Murali against spin through extra cover for a six. Also he played a valuable role in guiding India to win at Centurion against pakistan. He is always bridesmaid.

At Eden Gardens Laxman 281 he made 180
At Taunton Ganguly 183 he made 153
Against NZ Tendulkar 186 he made 148

 

[msb314]

He made 153 against SL in England , 1999 world cup i remember. He and Ganguly added 331 runs for the second wicket. Absolute carnage. He just scooped Murali against spin through extra cover for a six. Also he played a valuable role in guiding India to win at Centurion against pakistan. He is always bridesmaid.

At Eden Gardens Laxman 281 he made 180
At Taunton Ganguly 183 he made 153
Against NZ Tendulkar 186 he made 148

I think you are confusing games

Dravid’s 153 game against NZ in Hyderabad in 1999 where he and Tendulkar made a 300+ partnership.

The SL game in the 1999 WC was when Ganguly smashed 183. I believe Dravid made 145 in that game.

 

[CadPakFan]

These are his stats.

 

[giri26]

Dravid was a very good player for India and did his job well in the middle order. He also kept wickets to maintain the balance in the side even though he wasn't very comfortable doing it. He was a perfect team man and hugely underrated in ODI's. He can score quick if needed and get boundaries at will.

 

[QalandarFan]

Very good numbers indeed although I have not seen much of him he does seem to have a very good head on his shoulders and seems to know what he should and should not do.

 

[waleed88]

Was looking at Rahul Dravids ODI numbers , decided to look at his record in icc tournaments and I must say it's an impressive record.

In 41 games, so that's world cup and champions trophy matches he averages 55.

That's very impressive. How many players have such a record like that? Seems as though during his playing days, Rahul Dravid was India's mvp in pressure ODI games.

Didn't he trash Kenya and Zimbabwe in 1999

 

[todfod 11]

He was the Wall. He was never flamboyant but always hold on to his wicket. A great player and a great human.
Out of the Fanatstic four He deserved the most respect.

 

[SLcric123]

Great record in ICC tournaments. Clutch player better than some of the so called greats of present era even in ODIs.

 

[another drop catch]

He was treat to watch when on song

 

[Madplayer]

What about his record in knockouts. That is what kohli is judged from

 

[Hermoine Green]

Huge fan of him after Gavaskar.

 

[Mamoon]

Those who haven't watched his ODI career underrate him considerably, and think of him as someone who was like Younis Khan which is utter nonsense.

Dravid was a quality ODI batsman of his time who has played many crucial innings for India. In addition, he was a clutch performer who more often than not delivered under pressure. Both in tournaments and bilaterals.

The last few years of his ODI career tainted his legacy somewhat. Once the new-age Indian cricketers like Sehwag, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Kaif (was really good for a few years) etc. emerged in the early 2000s, he became a bit of a misfit who wasn't up to terms with the pace of modern ODI cricket.

Before the rise of Kohli, he was pretty much the de facto number 3 in India's all-time ODI XI.

 

[Hasan123]

Didn't he trash Kenya and Zimbabwe in 1999

Averages 49 in 29 games when you remove minnows.

 

[asadee]

Best player to come out of India after Gavaskar..much better than his overhyped contemporaries

 

[Ab Fan]

Good player. Clutch performer but his slow batting has costed match quite a few times.

Nevertheless, a good ODI player. He can score runs under pressure but his scoring rate was an issue because he wasn't aggressive batsmen.

He has great record in Aus, SA, Eng, NZ, WI though.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Dravid was an excellent ODI batsman of his time, very underrated in ODIs.

 

[Ab Fan]

He is better than overrated Kohli in ODIs.

 

[leatherface58]

Dravid is extremely underrated in ODIs. He smashed a 50 off 20 odd balls in England once. He could turn it on if needed but he was mostly the solid stonewaller in an era where a strike rate of 85 was considered uber-aggressive. He was terrible in his early days but he rectified his technique in the 2000s for ODIs and became much better.

 

[Madplayer]

Dravid is extremely underrated in ODIs. He smashed a 50 off 20 odd balls in England once. He could turn it on if needed but he was mostly the solid stonewaller in an era where a strike rate of 85 was considered uber-aggressive. He was terrible in his early days but he rectified his technique in the 2000s for ODIs and became much better.

He has scored a 50 in 18 balls against NZ as well in one of the ODIs.

I didnt even know people under rate him in ODIs until i visited Pakpassion. A very good ODI batsman.

 

[leatherface58]

He has scored a 50 in 18 balls against NZ as well in one of the ODIs.

I didnt even know people under rate him in ODIs until i visited Pakpassion. A very good ODI batsman.

His stats look okay compared to batsmen today but give him Warner's club and the roads and he will beef up his stats too. Plus he played as a keeper enabling India to play an extra player.

 

[Varun]

Dravid was a better-than-decent ODI batsman. 10,000 ODI runs is no joke.

He batted throughout the order, kept wickets when needed and didn't choke. However, in this age of Rohit Sharma and multiple double centuries per year it's easy to forget his ODI standing in context.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Dravid was a better-than-decent ODI batsman. 10,000 ODI runs is no joke.

He batted throughout the order, kept wickets when needed and didn't choke. However, in this age of Rohit Sharma and multiple double centuries per year it's easy to forget his ODI standing in context.

Average of 39 and strike rat of 71. That is decent. Not better than decent.

He was not a match winner. But he was useful as a supporting role. The stroke players and match winners could be sure that one end will be held.

 

[rashmin]

He is better than overrated Kohli in ODIs.

Why it has to be only Kohli? What real cricket legends and experts know in comparison to your precious knowledge about the game???

 

[BunnyRabbit]

One of the greatest batters of all time in Tests. Pretty good in ODI's as well, although he used to have a strike of around 68 until 2007. Apart from that, it was a treat to watch him bat especially in Tests. He was flawless against both spin and pace.

 

[Hitman]

One of the greatest batters of all time in Tests. Pretty good in ODI's as well, although he used to have a strike of around 68 until 2007. Apart from that, it was a treat to watch him bat especially in Tests. He was flawless against both spin and pace.

He had an SR of 71 by then.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

He had an SR of 71 by then.

My bad, it was 2005 then maybe. I remember he improved his strike in his last 7 8 years. But back then, a defensive player was a defacto no 3 for most teams. Apart from Lara and Ponting, most of the teams had defensive no 3s back then.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Average of 39 and strike rat of 71. That is decent. Not better than decent.

He was not a match winner. But he was useful as a supporting role. The stroke players and match winners could be sure that one end will be held.

Inzy who is considered a great ODI batsman had a below 75 SR if I'm not wrong.

 

[giri26]

Inzy who is considered a great ODI batsman had a below 75 SR if I'm not wrong.

Yup Inzi's ODI SR was 74.24 through his career.

 

[Virat_Kohli_fan]

The recent trend in ODIs has somewhat biased the people over what a decent average and SR is, Dravid was a fine batsman for his time. Ponting and Lara who are considered among the best ODI batsman of all times had SR lower than 85. [ Which somewhat shows how good Sachin was, he not only scored quicker than both of those, he also had a better average, used to have a SR of around 90 before the tennis elbow, and dropped to about 85 after that.]

 

[Ab Fan]

Why it has to be only Kohli? What real cricket legends and experts know in comparison to your precious knowledge about the game???

I think he is overrated. He is an ATG but he is not even in the top two batsmen among all active players that haven't retired.

He is yet to dominate a single ICC tournament where he could come up as top3 run scorer and hasn't won a single series outside Asia.

Chasing is his forte and doing it in Asia is a great achievement but this is not enough to be regarded as a GOAT cricketer.

 

[Hasan123]

ICC posted on Twitter his stats from the 99 WC,

In 8 innings

461 runs
2 100s
Average of 65
Best score of 145

An amazing tournament. Rahul Dravid is a seriously disrespectful ODI player on this format. Seen him be compared to Younis Khan and Hashim Amla in ODIs) . They are nowhere near Dravid in ODIs.

What a cricketer and true gentleman of the game.

 

[NishanKonar]

He was decent player in ODIs but more of a run accumulator. Not really a match winner & at times he slowed down run rate so much that he became liability. Thats why Ganguly made him keeper in ODIs to fit him into the team & get a edge in batting

After 2003 WC he did improve his scoring rate but never really in same league in ODIs as Sachin , Ganguly & Yuvraj.

 

[Titan24]

Rahul Dravid is a seriously disrespectful ODI player on this format. Seen him be compared to Younis Khan and Hashim Amla in ODIs) . They are nowhere near Dravid in ODIs.

Hashim Amla in his career averaged 49 in ODIs with 27 100s and SR of 88 along with averaging 42 in WCs with 2 centuries and 5 50s.

I am not sure on what grounds are you comparing Dravid with him. Statistically Hashim Amla one of the best players ever in the format.

 

[Titan24]

Inzy who is considered a great ODI batsman had a below 75 SR if I'm not wrong.

I guess we cant look at the SR in isolation. Anybody who has watched Inzi knows he had the ability to up the tempo and rate as per his will when he was set, I am not sure same can be said about Dravid who was technically one of the best I have seen but he shot making ability was limited.

To further elaborate my point I would also like the use of stats. Inzi played 378 matches and had 144 6s under his belt giving ratio of 0.380 while Dravid played 344 matches with only 42 6s under his belt giving ratio of only 0.122 which is not even 1/3 of Inzi. This clearly shows how much difference was there in the power game of the two and is something which is of high importance in 50 over cricket.

So I dont think SR can be taken in complete isolation, Inzi was a complete player with enough ability to anchor the innings as well as accelerate when situation requires. His 92 WC performance was just a manifestation of that. Dravid was a top ODI player but wasnt a complete player considering the demands of the format by any means.

 

[Ab Fan]

He struggled vs Australia but did very well vs England or others, particularly in England in both formats.

Very good ODI player. 10,000 runs@39 avg and 71 strike rate, much better than Younis Khan.

 

[Hasan123]

Hashim Amla in his career averaged 49 in ODIs with 27 100s and SR of 88 along with averaging 42 in WCs with 2 centuries and 5 50s.

I am not sure on what grounds are you comparing Dravid with him. Statistically Hashim Amla one of the best players ever in the format.

Dravid is better than Amla. I don't care Amla stata are.

 

[Ab Fan]

Hashim Amla in his career averaged 49 in ODIs with 27 100s and SR of 88 along with averaging 42 in WCs with 2 centuries and 5 50s.

I am not sure on what grounds are you comparing Dravid with him. Statistically Hashim Amla one of the best players ever in the format.

Hashim Amla is very underrated in ODIs. He was one of the best ODI batsmen in the world for 2-3 years time period but people only remember that he didn't perform in World Cups or on big occasions.

We must remember there was a time when him, AB and Dhoni(lower order finisher) were the only ones with average over 50.

 

[Titan24]

Dravid is better than Amla. I don't care Amla stata are.

Its your personal opinion and I completely respect that.