Raining Centuries: ‘02: Scores four 10,000 club: February ’07: Reaches Quick stats THE WALL centuries on the trot, including a double 10,000 runs in ODIs. OF FAME hundred – three against England and one World Cup horror: March ’07: India exits against West Indies. the World Cup in the first round. Snapshot of On top Down Under: ‘03-04: Pilots India’s Fun at Old Blighty: July-August ’07: Dravid’s victory at Adelaide with scores of 233 Smiles are back as India wins its first career and 72 n.o. Finishes the drawn Test series in England since 1986. series with 619 runs at 123.80. Resignation: September ‘07: Baby steps: April-June 1996: Makes an Dravid has scored the most Conquering Pakistan: April ’04: Steps down as captain on his uneventful ODI debut, scoring just three number of runs (5131 at 65.78) in Captains India to its first Test return from England. in India’s win against Sri Lanka in victory in Pakistan soil at Multan. India’s Test victories since 1996. Singapore. His Test debut turns out to be Also, records his highest Test Another 10K: March ’08: Achieves Has scored nearly 23% of the better: Scores 95 at Lord’s. score of 270 at Rawalpindi. the 10,000-run landmark enroute his total runs by India in the 21 Test century against South Africa in Chennai. Baptism by fire: January ‘97: Produces Making history: December ‘04: matches won under Ganguly's masterclasses of 148 (his maiden Test With a 160 against Bangladesh at Full circle: July-August 2011: captaincy. This is the highest century) and 81 against South Africa at Chittagong, he becomes the first Accomplishes three tons in the percentage contribution by any Johannesburg. player to score centuries in every England series where no other batsman in Test cricket history in Indian cricketer manages even matches won under a single Double delight: January ’99: Becomes Test-playing nation. one. Announces his ODI retirement captain (where the captain has third Indian after Vijay Hazare and Sunil Cometh the leader: November ’05: (with effect after the series) after won more than 20 Tests). Gavaskar to score a century in each Takes charge of team after Ganguly is he is called up for the limited- innings (190 & 103), against New Zealand Is the second highest scorer axed. overs engagement. Plays his first at Hamilton. (9190 at 38.61, SR: 70.83) against Caribbean celebration: June-July ’06: and only T20I; scores a half-century top seven countries in ODIs. His Cup runneth over: May ’99: With 461 Leads from the front to deliver India’s in his last ODI. runs, he emerges the highest scorer in Has aggregated the most first series win in the West Indies in 35 Aussie waterloo and the ‘99 World Cup. years. overseas runs (7667) among retirement: December-January Indians at 53.61. Laxman-Dravid show: March 2001: Mixed feelings: December ’06: 11-12: Has a poor tour of Australia Dravid’s 180 is the ideal foil for V.V.S. Captains India to its first Test along with the Indian team which gets Has faced highest number of Laxman’s immortal knock in India’s victory in South African drubbed 0-4. Announces his retirement deliveries in Test matches - 31,258. unbelievable win against Australia in territory at Johannesburg but from International and domestic cricket Holds record for maximum Kolkata. the series is eventually lost 1-2. on March 9. catches - 210. Compiled by Arun Venugopal; Graphics: B. Srinivasan.