6.He represented Karnataka in hockey
A lesser-known fact about Rahul Dravid is that he was a member of Karnataka junior state team. As everyone knows, hockey is a very popular sport in India and even Dravid wished to make a career in that sport.
He had once revealed that he played at the centre-half position. However, after some time, he decided to try his luck on the cricket field and became one of the best batsmen in the world.
5.Rahul Dravid was top scorer in 1999 World Cup
While many fans believed that Rahul Dravid only performed well in Test cricket, The Wall of India was the leading run-scorer in the ICC ODI World Cup played in the year 1999.
Even though India could not win that World Cup in England, the right-handed batsman managed to score 461 runs and emerged as the highest run-scorer in the entire competition.
4.Only Indian batsman to hit no fours and 3 sixes in T20I career
Another lesser-known record held by Rahul Dravid in T20Is is that he is the only Indian batsmen to slam no fours but send three balls outside the boundary in the shortest format of the game.
In the only T20I match that Dravid played in his career, the top-order batsman hit three consecutive sixes off Samit Patel’s bowling, thereby achieving a unique record.
