Know how Rahul Dravid was named The Wall, and then made a world record

How Rahul Dravid was named The Wall?

New Delhi Former Indian great batsman Rahul Dravid holds the world record for most balls in Test cricket. Recently, International Cricket had revealed that Rahul Dravid has faced 31 thousand 258 balls in his Test career, which is much more than any other batsman. Even Sachin Tendulkar, who played 200 Test matches, could not play that much ball.

Rahul Dravid's highest number of balls played by him in Test cricket seems to be justified (The Wall), but do you know who gave him the name? If you do not know then you will know today. Actually, Dravid was given the Wall nickname by Nima Namchu and he is not surprised that he played more than 31 thousand balls in his international Test career.

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Namchu, who has been working as an independent creative consultant in the Indian advertising industry for the past 26 years, has spoken to Dainik Jagran's associate newspaper Mid-Day, saying, "I am the world record (most balls in Test cricket I am not surprised to face it. Rahul Dravid was always dynamic in his calm, sensible style. One line of that campaign featuring Rahul was 'Tomorrow is mine' (tomorrow is mine). "

"It was between 1997 and 1998. I was a copy supervisor in New Delhi with Leo Burnett, who was then the advertising agency of Reebok India," said Nima Namchu, speaking to Italy over the phone. He had deals with many players and the campaign we were working on required us to give a title or nickname for each player. "

"We came up with a name for every star. Mohammad Azharuddin Azhar was the Assasin. Javagal Srinath was Javelin Srinath. For Rahul, I came up with The Wall. The nicknames were not thought of. We saw how they Played and more importantly, how he handled himself on the field. The Wall came from how Rahul stood in front of South African fast bowler Alan Donald. He was young at the time, despite Rahul being in the most stressful situations. I was also unstable. So, The Wall naturally fit in with his name. "

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Namchu has met Rahul Dravid once or twice but never told that he was behind his famous surname. The first time was in 1998 while shooting a television advertisement at the Wankhede Stadium. They met again during a Rolling Stones concert at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore in 2003, where we were seated next to each other.