ICC inducts legendary Rahul Dravid in the ICC Hall of Fame

Dravid becomes the fifth Indian cricketer to enter the ICC Hall of Fame after Bishan Bedi (2009), Sunil Gavaskar (2009), Kapil Dev (2010) and Anil Kumble (2015).

Courtesy: Twitter/@ICC

Dublin: Former Indian Cricketer, Rahul Dravid was inducted into the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Hall of fame on Monday. The fourth highest run scorer in Test cricket, Dravid became the fifth Indian Cricketer to enter the ICC Hall of Fame. 

ICC took to Twitter to make the announcement with a glimpse from few of his matches. 

BREAKING: Rahul Dravid inducted into the #ICCHallofFame. pic.twitter.com/2cvRtvI3if — ICC (@ICC) July 1, 2018

Praised as 'The Wall' of Indian cricket, Dravid was one of the finest Test cricketers in the world. He continues to serve Indian cricket as a Coach for India’s Under-19 team and has been instrumental in nurturing young talents on the big stage. Dravid was also associated with the Delhi based franchise as a mentor, in the IPL but decided to part ways, after being accused of conflict interest. 

ICC mentioned Dravid as "a classical batsman with an outstanding defence. 'The Wall' is one of India's greatest-ever Test batsmen and among the all-time greats at No. 3 in Test cricket."

A classical batsman with an outstanding defence, 'The Wall' is one of India’s greatest-ever Test batsmen and among the all-time greats at No.3 in Test cricket.#ICCHallofFame pic.twitter.com/q0K3qDy7ML

— ICC (@ICC) July 1, 2018

A nightmare for the bowlers, Dravid played 164 Tests and 344 ODIs, scoring 13,288 and 10,889 runs respectively, and went on to earn praises from his teammates and opponents alike. 

In the video posted by ICC on Twitter, Rahul said, It was an honor for him to be inducted among the people he had looked up to in his journey as a cricketer. He later thanked his family, coach, colleagues and friends for all the support he received throughout his career.

Although coaching commitments mean Rahul couldn't be here tonight, he has sent this brief message from India as he takes his place among cricket's all-time greats #ICCHallofFame pic.twitter.com/uRSHHurKIc — ICC (@ICC) July 1, 2018

ICC also took to Twitter to post a Q&A session with Dravid to reminisce on his magnificent career. 

We recently had the fortune of sitting down with Rahul Dravid to reminisce on a magnificent career and put some questions to the newest member of the #ICCHallOfFame.

WATCH https://t.co/1D0BHR6gam pic.twitter.com/czZ65CBhrH — ICC (@ICC) July 1, 2018

ICC had earlier tweeted about the announcement of induction for ICC Wall of Fame for three players, out of which Dravid is the first one. 

Former greats reflect on some of the most brilliant careers in cricket history as we prepare to induct three members to the #ICCHallofFame later this evening. pic.twitter.com/Y7I6WDzx4V — ICC (@ICC) July 1, 2018

Dravid scored a remarkable 95 in his Test debut against England at the famous Lord’s cricket ground in 1996. He played his last Test match against Australia at Adelaide in 2012. After two months Dravid announced his retirement from International Cricket with an impressive average of 52.31 in Test cricket. Due to his coaching commitments with India A, Dravid was unavailable to receive the honor and thus sent a brief message through a video.