Rahul Dravid is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team. He is the current overseas Batting Consultant for the Indian team, and also the Head Coach for the India Under-19 and India A teams. Known for his sound batting technique, he has scored nearly 25,000 runs in international cricket and is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is colloquially known as Mr. Dependable, and often referred to as The Great Wall or The Wall by Indian cricket followers. Hailed as The Wall, Dravid was named one of the best five cricketers of the year by Wisden Cricketers\' Almanack in 2000 and received the Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year awards at the inaugural ICC awards ceremony in 2004. In 2011, after receiving a surprise recall in the ODI series against England, he declared his retirement from ODIs as well as Twenty20 International (T20I), and in 2012, he announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket. He the appeared in the 2012 Indian Premier League as captain of the Rajasthan Royals Read Less