Some call him the wolf who lived for the pack, many The Wall and a few even term him the complete cricketer.

Featured in 164 Tests, 334 ODIs and one T20I in an illustrious career which spanned for over 16 years. He holds the record for facing the maximum deliveries in Test cricket. He faced a total of 31,258 balls, almost 3,000 deliveries more than Sachin Tendulkar in Test cricket.

Widely regarded for his batting prowess in the Test format where he scored 13,288 runs at a staggering average of 52.31 including 36 hundreds. An impeccable white-ball player too as he accumulated 10,889 runs in 334 ODIs at an average of 39.16, including 12 centuries.

He has also spent 44,152 minutes at the crease in Tests which equals to almost 736 hours, the most by any Test cricketer.

Here’s a look at some of the most adorable quotes on one of the game’s best team man – RAHUL DRAVID.

​​“The way you batted always created huge jams for the bowlers. Have a great one my friend,” tweeted Sachin Tendulkar.

The duo scored more partnership runs and forged more hundred run stands than any other batting pair — 6,920 runs with 20 century stands — both are world records.

“From my understanding, I thought grinding only happens in the kitchen in the mixer grinder, but Dravid taught one can grind on the cricket pitch as well. We had it all when we had the Wall ! Virender Sehwag

Try to take his wicket in the first 15 minutes. If you can’t then only try to take the remaining wickets – Steve Waugh

“Rahul Dravid’s contribution to Indian cricket is like a House wife’s contribution to the family. The worth is only known when she is absent…Happy Birthday RAHUL DRAVID.” – Virat Kohli

“We had it all when we had ‘The Wall'” – Source: Twitter

“​Dravid showed how to lead life and the attitude a player should have” – Suresh Raina

“Some succeeded because they are destined to but he succeeded because he was determined to” – Navjot Singh Sidhu

​“He deserves his success as he has worked hard for it. He is one of the most down to earth and disciplined professionals I’ve met” – Mahesh Bhupathi

“India were down in the dumps when Rahul played that innings. In a situation like that, it takes strength of character, talent and temperament to play to your strengths and not get overawed by the blazing strokes being played at the other end” – Sunil Gavaskar

“Rahul has always found time to work on his mistakes, even in these days of non-stop international cricket. He is quick to spot mistakes and quicker in rectifying them. This has enabled him to get out of a bad patch quicker than other” – Gundappa Viswanath

​“He is truly the mainstay of the Indian batting. He is the best batsman of India in this era undoubtedly” – Kapil Dev

​“Even though Sachin is great, I have always found Rahul more solid and hard to get out” – Shoaib Akhtar

“​Guys like him (Rahul Dravid)… it’s not even advisable to think that they will be replaced by some other youngsters. Youngsters will be under tremendous pressure if they start to think like that” – MS Dhoni

“I’ve seen how Rahul goes about his innings and that’s something I want to get myself involved with” – Kevin Pietersen

“Rahul is the kind of person who young cricketers can look up to; not only because of his success but also because of the way he conducts himself” – Steve Waugh

“All these things going around is not called aggression. If you really want to see aggression, look into Dravid’s eyes” – Matthew Hayden

“He is regarded by the Australians as one of the mentally toughest players they have come up against. He is a tough task competitor. He is a wonderful cricketer for India, a great, great cricketer” – John Wright

​“Rahul loves to read biographies of sports personalities, not necessarily cricketers. He has always been very interested in finding out how different sports personalities prepare themselves “mentally” before big events. I have never net anyone so focussed. It is extremely difficult to get through to him even when he is reading a book or watching television. I have to say, I pity his wife” – Andrew Leipus

​“Everyone praises Sachin Tendulkar. He may be a genius in his own right but in my book, Rahul Dravid is the artist. Dravid’s defence tactics, his strokes, his cuts, his grace are truly amazing. I’d like to meet the chap sometime and take my hat off to him” – Peter O’Toole

“If you can’t get along with Dravid, you’re struggling in life” – Brett Lee

“Now I find myself coming in after Rahul, a job so huge that India has traditionally left it to Sachin Tendulkar. By that marker, I can really only disappoint” – Gideon Haigh

“​Rahul Dravid being known as ‘The Wall’ is pretty much spot on. ‘The fortress’ could also describe Rahul. Because once Dravid was set, you needed the bowling equivalent of a dozen cannon firing all at once to blast him down” – Shane Warne

“​Dravid has been a class player for a long time now and we know his ability better than anyone. He’s not like the other guys who love scoring off every ball and there’s no real weakness in his game either” – Glenn McGrath

“Rahul’s committment to Indian cricket is summed up by the fact that he has been keeping wickets in ODIs because the team needs it, and not because he likes it or is the best at it” – Murali Kartik

“Rahul has always been in the shadow of Sachin. If you take his record it’s as good as Sachin’s buy you cannot compare both as they are different kind of players. Rahul is a complete cricketer”- Muttiah Muralitharan

“If I packed only two sets of informal clothes, he would rotate them through an entire tour if he had to and not think about it. He doesn’t care for gadgets and barely registers brands of watches, cologne or cars. But if the weight of his bat is off by a gram, he would notice it in an instant and get the problem fixed” – Vijeeta Dravid

​“If a martian were to land on earth now and be told that the best batsman in the world was playing in this match, he would think it was Rahul Dravid and not Sachin Tendulkar” – Christopher Martin-Jenkins

“​A few years ago, when they were all still playing Tests, I was asked this question while doing commentary: “Crofty, if you had to choose between Brian Lara, Steve Waugh or Sachin Tendulkar, to bat to save your life, which one would you go for?” What a very difficult question that is! You know how Trinbagonians like to say; “Yuh askin’ answers or whuh?” But, this is not Jeopardy! My reply to that question was not even in the given choices. As brilliant as those three have been, only Sachin is still playing. I would not nominate either to bat for my life, even as enjoyable as it might be. I could not select any of them, not if Rahul Sharad Dravid might also be available” – Colin Croft

​“He’s probably the nicest guy. No, he is the nicest guy that I have met in cricket. He is a phenomenal man” – Shane Watson

“​Everyone has already exhausted superlatives so I would not bother myself with any additional praise but you could be sure my admiration for him has grown tremendously”- Allan Border

“For me, an ideal Dravid innings needs a most challenging pitch. It it’s a batting beauty with the ball coming on to the bat, give me Sehwag or Laxman; if there’s a truly great array of bowlers set to be unleased, give me Tendulkar. If it’s a minefield, give me Dravid” – Siddhartha Vaidyanathan for Cricinfo

“After he got through the first 15-20 minutes, it became just another Ranji Trophy game for him” – Venkatapathy Raju

“My approach to cricket has been reasonably simple: it was about giving everything to the team, was about playing with dignity and was about upholding the spirit of the game. I hope I have done some of that” – Rahul Dravid

“He has a lovely style of batting. He has silken strokes and to me looks like a traditional player. I would go any length to watch him” – Martin Crowe

“I was considered a one-day specialist until then. I remember Rahul telling me before that game to concentrate on Test cricket, as success in that format defined a true cricketer more than success in ODIs – Virender Sehwag

“If I have to put anyone to bat for my life, it’ll be Kallis or Dravid” – Brian Lara

“​Dravid could play attacking cricket like me but I could never play like him” – Chris Gayle

​“Rahul respects the game, which is why we cricketers respect him. He doesn’t play “games” with game” – Ashok Mankad

‘Jam’ was a great character to have in the dressing room. He was someone who loved challenges, whatever was thrown to him throughout his career – whether he was asked to open because of any reason or was asked to keep wickets” – MS Dhoni

“Champion on and off the field, showed up with his great hard work, sky is the limit” – Mahesh Bhupathi

“As at Lord’s Dravid’s bat had a mellow ring to it and even his defensive strokes had the hallmark of class” – David Field

“Rahul Dravid is a player who would walk on broken glass if his team asks him to” – Navjot Singh Sidhu

“Rahul made me realise that there are times when a match-saving innings can be as crucial as a match-winning one” – Akash Chopra

“For a career full of grace, charm, timing and poise, it was sad that it had to end with a slog. Buy that was once again, what the team just needed” – Harsha Bhogle

“​Rahul’s willingness to learn and expand his horizons has made him a highly successful cricketer” – Sunil Gavaskar

​​“It is not an exaggeration to say that a whole strand of the game – a rich vein that runs through the game’s poetic heart – departs the scene with India’s greatest-ever No.3. Playing T20 cricket won’t teach anyone to become the next Rahul Dravid” – Ed Smith

“Dravid is a perfect role model for youngsters. He has set a great example for all of us to follow. We are all trying to follow that path” – Sachin Tendulkar

I’m still learning about coaching and dealing with players – what kind of messages to give, when is the time to intervene, what is a good way to intervene. It is about getting people match-ready. You have a few conversations with people on the specific things you might notice, but you are not really looking to make too many changes and trying to change people’s techniques or actions or grips” –

Rahul Dravid in an interview after the team mentored by him won the U-19 World Cup in February 2018

“Team in trouble? Whom do you turn to? Rahul Dravid!” – Ian Chappell

“This is what Rahul Dravid wrote on his career statistics presented to him by Statistician HR Gopala Krishna on his felicitation on 21.03.12 by Karnataka State Cricket Association

“To Gopal – Thank you for your dedication and love of statistics that records our performances” – Rahul Dravid