Wishes poured in numbers as Indian cricket legend Rahul Dravid celebrates his 48th birthday. Many from cricket fraternity joined in wishing the legendary cricketer on his birthday. Dravid is the second-highest run-scorer in Indian cricket only behind Sachin Tendulkar and is the sixth-highest across formats in international cricket. Dravid, who scored over 24,000 international runs in his career, has also scored the fourth-most runs in Tests and is the 10th highest run-scorer in ODIs. Many from the cricket fraternity, including VVS Laxman, BCCI and ICC, wished the great on his special day. Rahul Dravid Birthday Special: 233 vs Australia & Other Sensational Knocks by the Wall!

The Indian cricket board and ICC listed Dravid’s records in international cricket wished him. “Wishing Rahul Dravid - former India captain & one of the finest batsmen to have ever graced the game - a very Happy Birthday,” wrote the BCCI in a tweet. Dravid holds the record for most catches by an outfielder in Test cricket. Rahul Dravid Photos & HD Wallpapers for Free Download: Happy Birthday Dravid Greetings, HD Images in India Cricket Team Jersey and Positive Messages To Share Online.

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Yusuf Pathan also joined the fraternity in wishing Dravid. “Wishing Rahul Dravid a very happy birthday. One of the finest batsmen India ever produced, a true gentleman, a brilliant mentor and an inspiration to many,” wrote the former India international. Take a look at other reactions from members of the cricket fraternity.

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Dravid represented India in 509 international matches. He played 164 Tests, 344 ODIs and one Twenty20 match. In Tests, Dravid scored 13288 runs while he had 10889 runs in ODIs and 31 runs in the only T20I he played for India. Apart from his batting, Dravid also took five wickets (1 in Test and four wickets in ODIs).

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