All-time Indo-Pak greatest Test XI

3. Rahul Dravid

Another Indian batsman who would make it to the Indo-Pak Test XI is The Wall, Rahul Dravid. Most of the top bowlers found it difficult to bowl to the right-hander, especially because of the level of concentration he batted with. He could eat out sessions after sessions and help India out of any given situation. His skills and technique was second to none in test cricket and the amount of success he achieved is a proof of that.

Rahul Dravid’s patience was his biggest weapon and that was the key to India’s victories in test cricket. No other batsman has ever taken the #3 spot like Dravid did. He was rightly nicknamed Mr Dependable considering how India could always depend on him to score runs or to save them from a collapse. He was a versatile player who would do anything the team asked him to do. From batting at multiple positions to wicket-keeping, Rahul Dravid has done it all.

In test cricket, statistically, Dravid was one of the most successful batsmen in the world. He is one of the only 13 batsmen to score over 10,000 runs in test cricket. He is the fourth-highest run-scorer in Test cricket with 13,288 runs at an average of 52.31. Against the neighbours Pakistan, Rahul Dravid scored over 1200 runs at an average of just below 54. He would make it to any World XI and he makes it to our Indo-Pak XI without any debate.