Rahul Dravid 51 Not Out off 141 Balls 161 Minutes 5 Fours vs West Indies 1st Test at Kingston, Mar 06 1997 (Ist Fifty in WI)

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00:00In 1997, a young Rahul Dravet began cementing his legacy as the wall during his median tour

00:07of the Caribbean showcasing the legendary grit that would later define his career.

00:12In the first test at Kingston, which began on March 6, 1997, Rahul Dravet anchored the

00:17second innings with a solid unbeaten 51 run. Facing a fierce West Indies pace attack,

00:23he spent 161 minutes at the crease and weathered 141 deliveries, striking 5-4s to secure

00:29his first test 50 on the Caribbean soil. This performance offered a glimpse into the future

00:35of Mr. Dependable, providing a vintage memory of a master technician at work.

00:59Rahul Dravet really came back into him.

01:09That's very well hit. Really put the bat onto that one Dravet.

01:14Saw a similar shot from him in the first innings.

01:18Saw that short and he really climbed into it.

01:22Well, this is short, but Rahul Dravet is positive. In the earlier row from Ambrose,

01:27he was just a little bit unsure whether to duck or not. He got into trouble. The ball brushed his helmet

01:33then. Now he's decided that he's not going to take his eyes off the ball. Be positive.

01:38It's a lovely shot. Outfield has been slowed up by the rain we've had, but they'll come back for

01:58four, three quite comfortably.

02:16Ha, ha, ha.

02:26Yes, fire!

02:28I think we can tell that Michael holding on his hoop-up.

02:38They'll be looking for a second here.

02:43I don't know what the hesitation was about.

02:45Oh, yes, hoop-zee. I like the same hoop-zee.

02:50I suppose the Indians will be bolstered by the fact that the younger batsmen have got runs.

02:55They won't be all that concerned yet that Tendulkar and Asruddin haven't got any runs in the tour.

03:02I think they know that they are such good players that they must come.

03:04Risk getting out here. Getting out could damage my confidence.

03:09But he's seen the need for time at the crease before looking after Tendulkar's self-confidence.

03:15They know that he hasn't had a terribly easy time of late, hasn't made the runs that he would do.

03:19And what you do by then, you say to the next young player, Ganguly, you'll have to go in.

03:24And he says, well, why should I?

03:26The West Indies.

03:28Franklin Rose bowling for the West Indies.

03:29There's Kumbay taking eight wickets in the match, coming back into form.

03:48And it nearly worked.

03:50Sweep out of the rough.

03:52Nearly got him. Could the ball he should be hitting?

03:54Tendulkar's rushing the single. He knows that Walsh hasn't really got a throwing arm,

04:02so it's much so made in the first innings.

04:05This one's taken virtually as long in terms of balls faced.

04:08And that'll bring it.

04:10And a nice way to do so. Just a little cut through point.

04:14And Dravid goes to 50. He'll make plenty more in test match cricket that will mean plenty more.

04:20But he's earned this with the virtue of other performances.

04:24He's a good young player, and this innings, to take it in its context, when the cricket becomes

04:32soporific, everybody's just going through the motions.

04:36Little lollipop bowlers are on, just tossing it up. Everybody spreads out.

04:40And increasing. There was a very interesting piece in this morning's newspaper locally with

04:46Courtney Walsh that said, well, Courtney was quoted as saying that he had no intention of giving up.

04:51He was feeling good. And while he felt good and was bowling all right, he'd continue.

04:56Malcolm Marshall has the world record for a West Indian. Oh, dear.

05:01Didn't really bounce at all. Dravid is expecting the ball to fly through.

05:05Walsh banging it in, but really it's not getting much above chest height.

05:09It's actually sometimes harder to play a short ball when it doesn't bounce.

05:24So Rahul Dravid celebrated for his impeccable batting technique. He is revered as one of the

05:30cricket's greatest best man, amassing 24,177 runs in international cricket. His legacy is marked by

05:38significant teams and individual accolades. He was part of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy-winning

05:45squad and, in a testament for his versatility, later guided the Indian team to victory in the

05:512024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup as head coach. Rahul Dravid, as he is famously known,

05:58holds unique record for facing the most balls and spending the longest time batting in test

06:03cricket. His individual honors include being named a Wizarding Cricketer of the Year in 2000

06:09and sweeping the Player of the Test Player of the Year awards at the 2004 ICC Ceremony.

06:14After retiring from limited-over formats in 2011 and test cricket in 2012, Rahul Dravid's storied

06:21career was permanently recognized with his induction into the ICC Hall of Fame in July 2018.

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