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Rahul Dravid's top 6 ODI knocks in Indian victories

One of Indias premier batsman, Rahul Dravid, made his Test match debut for India in 1996. Voted as the Test Cricketer for the year 2004, Rahul Dravid finished his Test career with a batting average of over 52and his solid technique earned him the nickname The Wall.Dravid batted in the middle order for most part of his career in ODI cricket. Here is a look at Rahul Dravids top 6 ODI knocks in Indian victories.

#6 145 vs Sri Lanka, Taunton, 1999

Rahul Dravid peaked during the Group Stage game against Sri Lanka in the 1999 Cricket World Cup, a tournament he would eventually end up as the highest run getter (461 runs from 8 matches).

Dravid was invovled in a 318-run stand with Sourav Ganguly (183) for the second wicket, and together the pair took the Indian total to a record total of 373-6. Dravid sturck 17 fours and one six during this marathon effort, which kept Indias hopes of progressingin the World Cup alive. India won the match comfortably by 157 runs.

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