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Nickname: ' Jammie '
(courtesy Srinath), ' The Wall '
Birthday: 11th Jan
Born in: Indore
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Dad's Name: Sharad
Dravid (worked for Kissan Jam)
Mom's Name: Pushpa
Dravid (Prof of Architecture in College)
Brother's Name: Vijay
Dravid (did his engineering;plays ckt too)
Name of his house:
"Srishti"
School: St Joseph's,
Bangalore
College: St Joseph's,
Bangalore
Indian School First Unofficial
Century: vs St Anthony's when he was 10 years old.
Greatest Asset: Concentration
Memorable
Matches: Debut at Lords and 148 at Johannesburg (3rd Test)
Worst Match: Third
Test against West Indies at Barbados.
Cricketing Heroes: G.R.
Viswanath, Sunil Gavaskar,Kapil dev & Martin Crowe.
Greatest Influences:
My coach Keki Tarapore and my parents.
Current Players admired:
Tendulkar,
Azharuddin, J.Srinath & S.Waugh
Young cricketers for
the future: Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Amol Mazumdar & Kartik
Murali.
Favorite
Grounds: Lord's
and Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Least Favorite Ground:
None.
Main Complaint about Cricket:
Not much space between matches on tour to see touring country.
Changes to improve the
game: Space
out tours and play a World Championship of Test Cricket.
Cricket Ambition: To
play in a successful Indian team for a long time. Win the World Cup.
Hobbies: Reading,
Listening to music.
Singers:Sting,
Chris de Burgh, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
Movie:
Braveheart, Ghost
Author:
Richard Bach
Books:
Thrillers and philosophical stuff
Car:
Maruti 800, BMW
Actors:
Tom Cruise, Aamir Khan
Actresses:
Manisha Koirala, Demi Moore, Michelle Pfieffer (especially
in "Up Close and Personal")
Other sportspersons admired:
Pete Sampras, Prakash Padukone and V.Anand.
Drink:
Mango Milkshake, Pepsi
Pastime:
Listening to old Hindi songs (really likes Kishore Kumar)
Channel:
Discovery
Colour:
Blue
Cartoon
Character: Superman
Favourite
Ads: "Any one that figures me!!"
Culinary Tastes: Prefer
Indian food, especially home-cooked. (Mom's
cooking)
Holiday Places: Any
forest resort.
Hotel: Sandton Sun
in Johannesburg.
Favourite Restaurant:
Shezaan, Karavalli, Paradise Island
Music:
Slow
Rock (Phil Collins and Sting)
Favorite
Songs:
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Unchained Melody
Air Supply
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I believe I can l fly
R. Kelly (Space Jam)
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Could you be loved
Bob Marley
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Greatest love of all
Whitney Houston
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O Sanam
Lucky Ali
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Afreen
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Because you loved me
Celine Dion (OST- Up close & Personal)
Goals: Likes to keep
them to himself.
Most Embarrasing Moment:
When he got out in a junior match and started crying in the dressing room
and his friends were laughing at him.
Dream Woman : Unfortunately,
he doesn't remember what he dreams .
Nightmare: Get up
and forget to play Cricket!
How in the Wildest of
dreams he'd like to spend a Day/Night:
Scoring a hundred and celebrating
with friends.
Future Career: Something
to do with cricket
View about fans:
He says fans are great as long as they don't trouble his family and privacy.
Motto in Life:
Be a good human being.
Hates: Nothing in
particular
Most Prized Posession:
His India Cap.
Also see :
Ritika's
Rahul Vision for updated information |