World record partnership
Rahul Dravid’s career-best in one-day internationals came in a record 331-run partnership with Sachin Tendulkar for the second wicket. In the second ODI against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1999, Dravid smacked a run-a-ball 153 that included 15 fours and two sixes. The 331-run stand is a record for any wicket in ODIs and beating another partnership that involved Dravid – the 318-run stand with Sourav Ganguly against Sri Lanka in the 1999 World Cup at Taunton. [ Scorecard | Report ]

Two centuries in a Test match
Rahul Dravid, Sunil Gavaskar (who’s done it three times) and Vijay Hazare are the only three Indians to score hundreds in each innings of a Test. Dravid’s feat came in third Test of India’s tour of New Zealand in 1999. Dravid scored 190 in the first innings as India responded with 416 to New Zealand’s 366. In the final innings, India needed 415 to win and Dravid marshalled the innings, stroking a 136-ball 103 with 16 fours. He repeated the feat against Pakistan at Kolkata in 2005 when his 110 and 135 set up India’s 195-run win. [ Scorecard | Report ]

Highest run getter in the 1999 World Cup
Dravid was the highest run-scorer in the 1999 World Cup with 461 runs at an average of 65.85 from eight innings, well clear of Steve Waugh who scored 398 runs. Dravid began the tournament with a half-century against South Africa and followed up with consecutive hundreds against Kenya and Sri Lanka. Another fifty followed against England and his 61 was the highest score in the match against Pakistan. [ Statistics ]

Second highest opening partnership in Tests
Dravid shared a colossal 410-run stand for the first wicket with Virender Sehwag against Pakistan at Lahore in 2006. Dravid remained unbeaten on 128 as they narrowly missed out on beating the highest opening partnership belonging to Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy by four runs.

Most double-hundreds by an Indian
Dravid’s tally of five double-centuries is the highest by and Indian. Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar are in second place with four. Dravid scored his first against Zimbabwe at Delhi in Novemebr 2000 but his next four came on overseas tours in England, New Zealand, Australia and Pakistan. His last two double-centuries, 233 at Adelaide and 270 at Rawalpindi were famous match-winning knocks.

Hundreds against and in all Test playing nations
Dravid is the only cricketer to score hundreds against and in all other nine Test-playing countries. Gary Kirsten and Steve Waugh are the other batsmen to score centuries against all other Test nations.