A combined all-time Test XI from India and England

#3 Rahul Dravid (VC)

No batsman in the history of Test cricket has faced more deliveries than Dravid

Away from the limelight for most of his career, Rahul Dravid steadily built a career shaped on his personality – tenacious and venerable. The technically incomparable batsman was the fulcrum of India’s celebrated batting lineup of the late 90s and early 2000s.

A combination of precise back-lift, confident forward press and sound judgment made him dependable under almost every circumstance. Dravid's leadership skills were also vastly under-rated despite captaining India to Test series victories in England and West Indies.