{"id":257630,"date":"2022-01-11T13:27:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T07:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=257630"},"modified":"2022-01-11T14:51:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T09:21:55","slug":"rahul-dravid-birthday-cricketers-tweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/rahul-dravid-birthday-cricketers-tweets\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Dravid Birthday: From Sachin Tendulkar to Mithali Raj, wishes pour in as team India head coach turns 49"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Indian cricket team captain and current head coach of the national team, Rahul Dravid is celebrating his 49th birthday on January 11, 2022. From being an extraordinary batsman for the Indian team to become the head coach of team India, his journey in cricket has been quite exemplary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dravid in his cricketing career has played 164 Tests, 344 ODIs, and one T20I for team India. He has scored 24,208 international runs in 509 matches he played for the Men in Blue. He also has 48 international centuries on his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Known for his temperament in Test cricket, Rahul Dravid&#8217;s record in ODI cricket is also impressive. With an average of 39.15 in 340 ODI matches, he has scored 10,768 runs in the 50-over format of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On his 49th birthday, from Sachin Tendulkar to Mithali Raj, the cricket fraternity poured wishes on Twitter to celebrate the Wall&#8217;s birthday. Have a look at some of the best tweets.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elder brother, ultimate team man, captain,legend and now coach of our national team <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RahulDravid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RahulDravid<\/a> is a man for all seasons and every occasion. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyBirthdayRahulDravid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyBirthdayRahulDravid<\/a> bhai <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CxTM5M73ki\">pic.twitter.com\/CxTM5M73ki<\/a><\/p>&mdash; R P Singh \u0930\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093e\u092a \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 (@rpsingh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rpsingh\/status\/1480801965453950976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A very happy birthday to you Jammy. Wish you the best of health and good luck for the 3rd Test. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/88Y4vgbyWu\">pic.twitter.com\/88Y4vgbyWu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sachin_rt\/status\/1480777330431643653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy birthday, Rahul Dravid! <br>Wishing him and the Indian men&#39;s team a successful year ahead. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xMGAW1N6kw\">pic.twitter.com\/xMGAW1N6kw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/M_Raj03\/status\/1480782410643955712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Captain, Opener, No.3, Wicket Keeper, ICC event winning coach, former NCA head, and now India coach. But above all a great human being.<br><br>Happy Birthday to the master of all trades. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyBirthdayRahulDravid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyBirthdayRahulDravid<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZV26flnsTb\">pic.twitter.com\/ZV26flnsTb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WasimJaffer14\/status\/1480775587585134593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">509 international matches \ud83d\udc4d<br>24,208 international runs \ud83d\udcaa<br>48 international centuries \ud83d\udc4c<br><br>Here&#39;s wishing Rahul Dravid \u2013 former India captain &amp; current <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamIndia<\/a> Head Coach \u2013 a very Happy Birthday. \ud83c\udf82 \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qKEUd2WYpZ\">pic.twitter.com\/qKEUd2WYpZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BCCI (@BCCI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCI\/status\/1480751319208144896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read Also<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sa-vs-ind-3rd-test-toss-playing-11-team-india-virat-kohli\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sa-vs-ind-3rd-test-toss-playing-11-team-india-virat-kohli\/\">SA vs IND, 3rd Test: Team India to bat first after Virat Kohli wins toss in Cape Town Test, Umesh Yadav replaces Mohammed Siraj<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dravid is currently in South Africa, where team India is playing a Test series and an ODI series. On his birthday i.e., January 11, team India will be facing South Africa in the third and last Test match of the series against South Africa in Cape Town. After winning the first Test match in Centurion, team India lost the Johannesburg Test. The Cape Town Test match will be the decider for the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rahul Dravid Turns 49 Ahead Of IND VS SA 3rd Test: Know His Unbreakable Records\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DRv1HBgCKbM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Rahul Dravid&#8217;s 49th birthday, from Sachin Tendulkar to Mithali Raj, the cricket fraternity poured wishes on Twitter to celebrate the Wall&#8217;s birthday. 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