Firstly, who needs a reason to celebrate Rahul Dravid, right? It has been nine years since he announced his retirement, but just one look at him in his coaching avatar and every cricket fan across the world melts into one big bundle of jam.
As he turns 47 on Friday, 11 January, we take you through some of the dozens of amazing records he owns even now.
With inputs from Arun Gopalakrishnan.
(This article was first published on 11 January 2016. It is being reposted from The Quint’s archives to mark Rahul Dravid’s 47th birthday, on 11 January 2020.)
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