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Rahul Dravid (; born 11 January 1973) is a former Indian cricketer and captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Is Rahul Dravid the greatest middle-order batsman of all time? )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The greatness of Rahul Dravid )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='The best No. 3 batsman in the world' )〕 Born in a Marathi family, he started playing cricket at the age of 12 and later represented the state team at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels. 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cricketer of the Year, 2000 – Rahul Dravid )〕 In December 2011, he became the first non-Australian cricketer to deliver the Bradman Oration in Canberra. As of October 2012, Dravid is the fourth-highest run scorer in Test cricket, after Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis, and is only the second Indian cricketer, after Tendulkar to score 10,000 runs both in Tests and in ODIs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-west-indies-2011/content/story/542056.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Test matches / Batting records )〕 In 2004, after completing his century against Bangladesh in Chittagong, he became the first and the only player till date to score a century in all the ten Test-playing countries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://content.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/400765.html )〕 As of October 2012, he holds the record for the most number of catches taken by a player (non-wicket-keeper) in Test cricket, with 210. In August 2011, after receiving a surprise call in the ODI series against England, Dravid declared his retirement from ODIs as well as Twenty20 International (T20I), and in March 2012, he announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket. He appeared in the 2012 Indian Premier League as captain of the Rajasthan Royals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Rahul-Dravid-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket/articleshow/12195477.cms )〕 Rahul Dravid, along with Glenn McGrath were honoured during the seventh annual Bradman Awards function in Sydney on 1 November 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/bradman-awards-honour-dravid-mcgrath/33000 )〕 Dravid has also been honoured with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan award, India's fourth and third highest civilian awards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-vibhushan-for-yash-pal-roddam-sh-raza-mohapatra/article4345127.ece?homepage=true )〕 In 2014, Rahul Dravid joined the GoSports Foundation, Bangalore as a member of their board of advisors. In collaboration with GoSports Foundation he is mentoring India's future Olympians and Paralympians as part of the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme.〔(Rahul Dravid to mentor India's potential Olympians )〕 Indian badminton player Prannoy Kumar, Para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad and young Golfer Chikkarangappa S. was part of the initial group of athletes to be mentored by Rahul Dravid. ==Early and personal life== Dravid was born in a Marathi family in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. His family later moved to Bangalore, Karnataka, where he was raised.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/28114.html )〕 His mother tongue is Marathi.〔http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2004/09/12/stories/2004091200550300.htm〕 Dravid's father worked for a company that makes jams and preserves, giving rise to the later nickname ''Jammy''. His mother, Pushpa, was a professor of Architecture at the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), Bangalore.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=People | The Great Wall of India )〕 Dravid has a younger brother named Vijay.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Dravidthewall )〕 He did his schooling at St. Joseph's Boys High School, Bangalore and earned a degree in commerce from St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore.〔 He was selected to India national cricket team while studying MBA in (St Joseph’s College of Business Administration ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rahul Dravid」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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