India- IPL runs
- 2,174
- Average
- 28.23
- Strike rate
- 115.5
- Highest
- 75
Career
Rahul Dravid built his career on the parts of batting that do not photograph well: leaving the ball, playing late, occupying the crease for sessions at a time. He faced more deliveries than any other batter in Test history, a statistic that describes his value more precisely than any average.
He was at his most important away from home. Dravid scored heavily in England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and the West Indies during an era when Indian batting abroad was fragile, and he was a central figure in several of the partnerships that produced India's most significant overseas results, including the 2001 Kolkata Test against Australia.
He also kept wicket in ODIs to allow India to play an extra batter, captained the side, and later coached India to the 2024 T20 World Cup title after a period developing the country's junior and A-team structures.
Highlights
- Faced more deliveries than any other batter in Test cricket history
- Shared a 376-run partnership with VVS Laxman in the 2001 Kolkata Test against Australia
- Scored Test centuries in every country that played Test cricket during his career
- Coached India to the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup title
Overview
What the figures show
Rahul Dravid has six IPL seasons behind him, 2008 through 2013, worth 2,174 runs at 115.5 per hundred balls. The best of the seasons was 2013 — 471 runs. No IPL innings has beaten the 75 scored in 2008. Fifty has been passed eleven times. Measured against the 182 batters here who have faced 300 IPL balls or more, 115.5 is slower than the 135.37 median by 19.9. Fours and sixes account for roughly 57% of the total — 268 and 28 of them.
The clubs, in order: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2008–2010) and Rajasthan Royals (2011–2013). Most of the runs, 1,276 of them, came in the Rajasthan Royals years.
International
Career record
| Format | M | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testfrom 2001 | 80 | 143 | 5,925 | 270 | 46.29 | 43.1 | 16 | 27 |
| ODIfrom 2002 | 127 | 118 | 3,723 | 103* | 37.99 | 72.6 | 1 | 34 |
| T20I | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31.00 | 147.6 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 89 | 82 | 2,174 | 75* | 28.23 | 115.5 | 0 | 11 |
Figures marked with a year cover only part of this career — the ball-by-ball archive behind these numbers begins in 2001 for Tests and 2002 for One Day Internationals.
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About Rahul Dravid
How many IPL runs has Rahul Dravid scored?
Rahul Dravid has scored 2,174 runs in the IPL across 6 seasons, averaging 28.23 at a strike rate of 115.52. The highest score is 75.
Which IPL teams has Rahul Dravid played for?
Rahul Dravid has appeared for Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.
What is Rahul Dravid's playing style?
Rahul Dravid is a right-hand bat who bowls right-arm offbreak, listed as a batter.
Why is Rahul Dravid called The Wall?
The nickname reflects his defensive technique and stamina — he was exceptionally difficult to dismiss and routinely batted for very long periods to absorb pressure for the rest of the order.
Did Rahul Dravid keep wicket?
Yes. He kept wicket in a substantial number of ODIs, largely so India could field an additional specialist batter, despite not being a specialist keeper.
What is Rahul Dravid's most famous innings?
His 180 in partnership with VVS Laxman at Eden Gardens in 2001, which turned a follow-on into one of the most celebrated Test victories in Indian cricket.
Has Rahul Dravid coached India?
Yes. After working with India's junior and A sides, he became head coach of the senior men's team and led them to the 2024 T20 World Cup title.
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How this page was worked out
Where these figures come from
Sources for this profile
- IPL figures computed from ball-by-ball records of 1,243 IPL matches.
- International figures computed from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data, used under the Open Data Commons Attribution License 1.0.
- Date of birth, playing style and photograph come from a third-party player feed, matched by name.
How the numbers are derived
- A wide is not a ball faced; a no ball is.
- Byes and leg byes are not charged to the bowler; wides and no balls are.
- Six kinds of dismissal are credited to a bowler. A run out is not one of them.
- An average is runs over dismissals, and is left blank rather than shown as infinite.
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What this page does not cover
- Only the competitions named above. A record elsewhere in this player’s career is not counted here and is not implied by these totals.
- Ball-by-ball coverage of Test cricket begins in 2001 and of ODIs in 2002.
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