Strange superstitious beliefs of famous cricketers

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It might be surprising for most people to hear the odd superstitious habits of Rahul Dravid, one of the most technically sound batsmen of his era that comprised of several greats. The former Indian captain has the practice of putting his right thigh pad first.

However, the extreme superstitious side of Dravid was revealed by his wife once in an interview, "Last year before the Lord's Test, he (Rahul Dravid) made sure to sit in the same space Tillakaratne Dilshan had occupied in the visitors' dressing room when he scored nearly a double-hundred earlier in the season. Rahul scored his first hundred at Lord's in that game". She had referred the Lord's Test in 2011 where scored a lone fighting 103* in the first innings.

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