Rahul Dravid
36 Test hundreds. Of the 36 we can measure, 4 were tons of consequence.
Who against, and where
| Hundreds | Tons of consequence | |
|---|---|---|
| Top tier (England, Australia, India) | 9 | 2 |
| Second tier (New Zealand, South Africa) | 11 | 0 |
| Third tier (Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan) | 10 | 2 |
| Other (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan and the rest) | 6 | 0 |
| At home | 7 | 0 |
| Away | 9 | 2 |
The tiers are a fixed grouping of countries, not a rating on the day. Where it was played is only known for the hundreds we have the match record for.
Every hundred
148 v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1997 · Drawn
A good ton. A dead rubber (the series was already decided) that his side did not win.
118 v Zimbabwe, Harare, 1998 · Lost
A good ton. A loss: even a great hundred can't be a ton of consequence in a defeat.
190 v New Zealand, Hamilton, 1999 · Drawn
A good ton. A draw: without a ball-by-ball record we cannot say the hundred saved it.
144 v New Zealand, Mohali, 1999 · Drawn
A good ton. His side trailed by 132 when his innings began. He made 29% of the team's 505. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the hundred didn't save the match.
107 v Sri Lanka, Colombo (SSC), 1999
A good ton. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.
103* v New Zealand, Hamilton, 1999 · Drawn
A good ton. His side trailed by 414 when his innings began. He made 41% of the team's 249. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the hundred didn't save the match.
200* v Zimbabwe, Delhi, 2000 · Won
A good ton. His side trailed by 422 when his innings began. He made 44% of the team's 458. The match was won by 7 wickets. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.
162 v Zimbabwe, Nagpur, 2000 · Drawn
A good ton. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.
180 v Australia, Eden Gardens, 2001 · Won
A ton of consequence: made it count. We don't have the result or the score when he came in.
217 v England, The Oval, 2002 · Drawn
A good ton. A draw: without a ball-by-ball record we cannot say the hundred saved it.
148 v England, Leeds, 2002 · Won
A good ton. The match was won by an innings and 46 runs. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.
144* v West Indies, Georgetown, 2002 · Drawn
A good ton. The match was drawn, against a lower-tier side: a hundred doesn't save a draw against a side like that.
115 v England, Nottingham, 2002 · Drawn
A good ton. His side trailed by 260 when his innings began. He made 27% of the team's 424. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.
100* v West Indies, Wankhede, 2002
A good ton. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.
233 v Australia, Adelaide, 2003 · Won
A ton of consequence: made it count. We don't have the result or the score when he came in.
222 v New Zealand, Ahmedabad, 2003 · Drawn
A good ton. A draw: without a ball-by-ball record we cannot say the hundred saved it.
270 v Pakistan, Rawalpindi, 2004 · Away · Won
A ton of consequence: carried the innings. He scored 45% of the team's runs.
160 v Bangladesh, Chattogram, 2004
A good ton. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.
135 v Pakistan, Eden Gardens, 2005 · Won
A good ton. He made 33% of the team's runs. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.
110 v Pakistan, Eden Gardens, 2005 · Won
A good ton. He made 27% of the team's runs. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.
146 v West Indies, Gros Islet, 2006 · Away · Drawn
A good ton. A draw against a lower-tier side: a hundred doesn't save a draw against a side like that.
128* v Pakistan, Lahore, 2006 · Drawn
A good ton. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.
103 v Pakistan, Faisalabad, 2006 · Away · Drawn
A good ton. A draw against a lower-tier side: a hundred doesn't save a draw against a side like that.
129 v Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2007 · Away · Won
A good ton. He made 21% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 0 for 175.
136 v England, Mohali, 2008 · At home · Drawn
A good ton. The match was drawn, and his side was never in danger of losing, so the hundred didn't save anything.
111 v South Africa, Chennai, 2008 · At home · Drawn
A good ton. The match was drawn. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.
177 v Sri Lanka, Ahmedabad, 2009 · At home · Drawn
A good ton. A draw, and his side was never in danger of losing, so the hundred didn't save anything.
144 v Sri Lanka, Kanpur, 2009 · At home · Won
A good ton. His side already led by 233 when the innings began. He made 22% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 1 for 233.
191 v New Zealand, Nagpur, 2010 · At home · Won
A good ton. The match was won. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.
111* v Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2010 · Away · Won
A good ton. The match was won. On the facts we have, the match didn't hinge on it.
104 v New Zealand, Ahmedabad, 2010 · At home · Drawn
A good ton. A draw, and his side was never in danger of losing, so the hundred didn't save anything.
146* v England, The Oval, 2011 · Away · Lost
A good ton. A loss: even a great hundred can't be a ton of consequence in a defeat.
119 v West Indies, Eden Gardens, 2011 · At home · Won
A good ton. He made 19% of the team's runs. The match didn't hinge on it: he came in at 1 for 66.
117 v England, Nottingham, 2011 · Away · Lost
A good ton. A loss: even a great hundred can't be a ton of consequence in a defeat.
112 v West Indies, Kingston, 2011 · Away · Won
A ton of consequence: carried the innings. In at 1 for 0, 73 ahead. He made 44% of the team's 252, and no one else came close. The team won by 63 runs. The rest of the team added only 140. A slow grind at 41 runs per 100 balls.
103* v England, Lord's, 2011 · Away · Lost
A good ton. A loss: even a great hundred can't be a ton of consequence in a defeat.