Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid
Born: 11 January 1973, Indore 
Major Teams: Karnataka, India, Kent. 
Known As: Rahul Dravid 
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat 
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break

Profile:
  Rahul has been one of the main pillars of the Indian batting with his blend of technical
  proficiency & stylish strokes. His strokes are so perfect technically that he is considered as
  the "wall" of the Indian Team. His batting style was regarded slow for the ODI’s initially but with
  his imaginative placing of the ball & innovative strokes he made himself as an integral part of
  the Indian team for both Tests as well as ODI’s. His temperament for both the versions of the
  game is exemplary and has earned him respect from all the other players. The Indian Vice
  Captain has frequently played the sheet anchor role to perfection. . He was verily the batsman
  of the 1999 World Cup with two hundreds and the highest aggregate. For this, he was named
  as Wisden cricketer of the year, one of the few Indians to receive this special accolade. His
  good and innocent looks make him very popular among the girls.

Dravid named World Player of Year 
India batsman Rahul Dravid has been named World Player of the Year at the inaugural International Cricket Council (ICC) awards. He was chosen by a 50-strong panel of former cricketing greats, national captains, umpires and referees. "It is quite unbelievable, I am really proud," said Dravid, who was also named Test Player of the Year. "I am so happy to be recognised by some really great people." 
The batsman, who has also turned his hand to wicketkeeping in the one-day game, received the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for being the best player in both forms of the game in the year to July 31, 2004. 
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was chosen as One-Day International Player of the Year to top off a memorable week for the 26-year-old after his partner gave birth to a baby girl. 
"If someone had said three years ago you would be getting One-Day Player of the Year I wouldn't have believed them," said Flintoff, who beat off competition from Australians Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist and India's Sachin Tendulkar. "It has been a special week. I am pinching myself."