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Dravid sets a new world record

Rajneesh Gupta | December 17, 2004 19:57 IST

Rahul Dravid, by scoring a century in the second Test against Bangladesh at Chittagong on Friday, joined the exclusive club of three other players -- Australia's Steve Waugh, South African Gary Kirsten and teammate Sachin Tendulkar in scoring a century against all nine Test playing nations.

His century, however, earned him a unique record which none of the other three players or for that matter any player in the world has got on his name.

Dravid is the first ever batsman in Test history to score a century in all 10 Test playing countries.

Waugh did not play any Tests in Bangladesh and his highest score in Sri Lanka was only 19. Though Waugh's tally of centuries do include a century at a neutral venue (Sharjah v Pakistan in 2002-03).

Kirsten, likewise Waugh, also did not play in Bangladesh and he too found Sri Lankan spinners too hard to handle with a highest of 55 in Sri Lanka. Tendulkar's highest on Zimbabwean soil has been 74, otherwise he has scored at least a century in all Test playing countries.

The country-wise break-up of Dravid's 18 centuries: 6 in India, 3 in England, 2 in New Zealand (in the same match) and one each in Australia, South Africa, West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.

Come to think of it, Dravid's record can only be emulated and not broken until of course ICC grants Test status to a new side, which is highly unlikely in near future, having seen the way Bangladesh are performing.

Dravid's centuries in Test cricket:

RunsAgainstVenueSeasonCountry
148South AfricaJohannesburg1996-97SA
118ZimbabweHarare1998-99Zim
190New ZealandHamilton1998-99NZ
103*New ZealandHamilton1998-99NZ
107Sri LankaColombo SSC1998-99SL
144New ZealandMohali1999-00Ind
200*ZimbabweDelhi2000-01Ind
162ZimbabweNagpur2000-01Ind
180AustraliaKolkata2000-01Ind
144*West IndiesGeorgetown2001-02WI
115EnglandNottingham2002Eng
148EnglandLeeds 2002Eng
217EnglandThe Oval2002Eng
100*West IndiesMumbai WS2002-03Ind
222New ZealandAhmedabad2003-04Ind
233AustraliaAdelaide2003-04Aus
270PakistanRawalpindi 2003-04Pak
145* BangladeshChittagong2004-05B'desh


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Hi Congrats Rahul... Folks this series between India /B desh will be not be remembered for the type of cricket played but for the number ...


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every year india must play 15 test matches with bangladesh so thst india players get an opportunity to break individual world records in every sphere ...


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hi dravid how r u wish u best of luck and take care and give a reply to me have a nice day bye good ...


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