5 areas where Rahul Dravid proved superior to Sachin Tendulkar

#2. Hundreds in Each Innings of a Test

Dravid has the distinction of scoring hundreds in each innings of a Test on two occasions

Another batting accomplishment which evaded Sachin in his career was scoring a century in both innings of a Test. But his predecessor at no.3 in the batting order did achieve this feat. Interestingly, like the milestone mentioned above, this one was also accomplished by Dravid, not once but twice.

It was during India’s tour to New Zealand in 1998-99 that ‘The Wall’ first managed to earn this distinction. The Test at Hamilton – third and final of the series – was where the twin hundreds were scored. A massive 190 in the first innings was followed by an unbeaten hundred in the second to take India safely into a draw.

The other instance of two hundreds in a Test by Dravid occurred in 2005 during the second Test of the 3-match series at Eden Gardens. Here, a score of 407 by India in the first innings was underpinned by an innings of 110 from the legendary No. 3 batsman of India.

Pakistan almost achieved parity with India in their reply. So, it was left to ‘The Wall’ again to lead the way in setting up a big target for Pakistan. He did that by scoring 135 and helped India register a resounding win over their arch-rivals.

This is another proof of Dravid’s tendency to be relentless in the pursuit of runs when at the crease.