Twitterati floods with wishes for ' The Wall' Rahul Dravid on 45th birthday
Mumbai: Former India batsman Rahul Dravid on Thursday celebrated his 45th birthday, and his former teammates and other well-wishers wasted no time in wishing him on the occasion.
Twitteratti poured in with wishes for the former Karnataka batsman.
God of cricket Sachin Tendulkar came up with one of the best tweets for his birthday.
There might be many strong walls around us but the greatest yet is the one and only, #RahulDravid. Happy birthday, Jammy! My best wishes for the U-19 World Cup. #HappyBirthdayDravid pic.twitter.com/RICNJXzIWM
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 11, 2018
The top-order batsman ended his international cricket career back in 2012, after a Test match against Australia in Adelaide.
The BCCI and the ICC too joined in wishing the veteran.
VIDEO: #HappyBirthdayDravid
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2018
The Wall turns 45https://t.co/KhBsXRi88w #Legend pic.twitter.com/goqbAM2nXn
Dravid, who is the coach of India U-19 cricket team, is currently in New Zealand with Prithvi Shaw’s men ahead of the ICC U-19 World Cup, starting on Saturday.
13,288 Test runs
— ICC (@ICC) January 11, 2018
10,889 ODI runs
48 international centuries
1 legendary career
Happy Birthday Rahul Dravid! pic.twitter.com/R1kdkFQH5w
Dravid, who has just played one T20 for India, has scored 48 centuries and 146 fifties across Tests and ODIs.
Happy birthday, Rahul Bhai. A thorough gentleman who taught us the meaning of commitment and sacrifices. Getting my ODI and Test caps from you will always hold a special place in my heart.
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) January 11, 2018
Hope the boys make you proud in the upcoming U-19 World Cup. #HappyBirthdayDravid pic.twitter.com/f9JqYvhn82
If humbleness & simplicity were measured in bricks, Rahul Dravid would have made his own 'Great Wall' of China by now. Wishing him a very Happy Birthday and good luck for the #U19CWC 🎂 pic.twitter.com/e7eSp5SiAU
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) January 11, 2018
Happy Birthday to #TheWall of Indian Cricket! Have a great year Rahul bhai.ðŸ¤-🎂🎂😊 #HappyBirthdayDravid
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) January 11, 2018
Harbhajan Singh, too came up with a funny tweet.
Wishing a very happy birthday to the Great Wall of India.. #RahulDravid what a player..a song from Bollywood I wanna dedicate to u is NA KOI HAI NA KOI THA.....CRICKET MAI TUMHARE JAISA.. Class apart👊 outstanding batting skills and slip catcherðŸ‘🇮🇳🇮🇳ðŸ pic.twitter.com/QW2qCfl8hR
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) January 11, 2018
Former India opener Virender Sehwag, usually known for his funny reactions on social media, came up with yet another funny tweet.
Wall in Pic 1 may or may not shake or break.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 11, 2018
But Wall in Pic 2 riding me is unshakable and unbreakable. Just sit back ,relax and have a safe ride. #HappyBirthdayDravid . Best wishes to the U-19 boys! pic.twitter.com/fP07xmQIMc
Overall, right-handed batsman has scored 13, 288 runs in Tests and 10, 889 runs in ODIs, in a career that spanned for 16 years.
