Fans wished the legendary Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid on his birthday on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.
Dravid, who turned 43 on Monday, is currently the coach of the India U-19 side.
The batting great, who is popularly known as 'The Wall', still holds a number of records which have not been broken even four years after his retirement.
Here are his records:
1. Dravid is the only player in the history of ODI cricket to have been involved in two parternships of 300-plus runs.
2. Dravid was the first ever batsman in the history of Test cricket to have scored 10,000 runs batting at No.3.
3. He also holds the record of most consecutive innings in the 50-over format, without a duck.
4. Dravid is the only batsman to score centuries in all 10-Test playing nations.
5. Dravid has taken the most number of catches (210) in Test cricket.
6. Dravid was the first player in the history of the game to have played 90 Test matches in a row.
Here are some of the tweets and Facebook posts wishing Rahul Dravid on his 43rd birthday:
Rahul Dravid in a GIF. The Wall. #HappyBirthdayDravid pic.twitter.com/llI9VMYzzJ
— Nikhil Popat (@CricCrazyNIKS) January 11, 2016
When life gives u Rahul make it Dravid and not Gandhi or Mahajan. #HappyBirthdayDravid — SHERLOCKED (@Legen_dary___) January 11, 2016
Happy Birthday, Dravid!
Posted by All India Bakchod on Sunday, 10 January 2016
#HappyBirthdayDravid pic.twitter.com/wZmmV4w5LO
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) January 11, 2016
Dravid is so sincere even his birthday is on a Monday. #HappyBirthdayDravid — cricBC (@cricBC) January 10, 2016
@rajasthanroyals Sorav Ganguly joked once that if he were PM then surely Rahul Dravid will be his "Defense" Minister. #HappyBirthdayDravid
— HBD(REAL GOD) (@ImNitinJ30) January 11, 2016
Americans may not like Cricket much but even they named a street after Rahul Dravid, Wall Street. #TrueStory #HappyBirthdayDravid — Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) January 11, 2016
Bae: Come over. Dravid: Can't, I am batting. Bae: No one's home. Dravid: STFU I AM BATTING pic.twitter.com/oZVv6kR8d4
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) January 10, 2016
Some of the current and the former Indian cricketers also wished the iconic batsman on his birthday:
#HappyBirthdayDravid. Wishing you all the success in the year, especially at the @ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. — sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 11, 2016
.@ajinkyarahane88's birthday message for Rahul Dravid #HappyBirthdayDravid pic.twitter.com/gJMBByw9GE
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2016
Happy Birthday Rahul Bhai. You are an inspiration always. Thank you for so many immortal cricket memories. #Legend — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 11, 2016
Wishing The Great Wall of india,best slip catcher #rahulDravid a very very happy birthday.have a good one jam pic.twitter.com/uVN5XnAyNu
— Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh) January 11, 2016
